Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Ginger Scallion Pork Dumplings

We got some ground pork at the grocery store and were trying to see what to do with it. This was the best Idea Ever! Although it took quite a while, they were absolutely delicious. Steamed better than boiled and gloriously yummy. 









Dough: 
250 ml of water
2 cups flour

Mix together and let rest (covered with plastic wrap) while you work on the filling.

Ingredients:

3 lb ground pork
2 onions, finely chopped
3 eggs - lightly beaten
3-4 bunches of green onions or scallions
6-8 garlic cloves
6 tbsp soy sauce
6 tsp grated ginger
6 tsp fish sauce
6 tsp toasted sesame oil

Dipping Sauce: 

1/3-1/2 cup Soy Sauce
3 tbsp Mirin
3 tbsp Sake
toasted sesame oil (little bit)
1/2 tbsp sugar
finely grated ginger to taste
finely grated garlic to taste
lemon to taste (opitonal)

Directions:

1. Make the dough, let sit while you make the filling
2. In a large bowl combine pork egg, scallions, finely chopped onions, garlic, soy sauce, ginger, fish sauce and sesame oil. 
3. Roll out your dumpling dough pretty thin, use a round cutter to make uniform circles
4. Fill with filling and seal. 
5. Place on a tray dusted with flour. 
6. Freeze if not using right away. 

7. Boil water and steam dumplings on a steam tray for 7 minutes fresh or 12 minutes for frozen dumplings.

What we liked:

THESE WERE SOO SOOOO GOOD

What we didn't like:

The time to make :) 

What Kaspian thought about it:

LOVED them. 

Next time:

Make more. 

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Garden update!

The potato bag potatoes were successful and all eaten before proper photo documentation could occur. 
This year, we have all new weeds...exciting, but at least they are not poky and spiky so that's kind of nice. BUT, they are very much super annoying to the poor plants. We then, late in the season, like June, tried out the method with black permeable weed barrier into which holes are made. We first did it with potatoes and they made some marvelous vegetables (even better than the potato bags!). Then, we purchased some plants from Alameda Greenhouse and just filled the holes and the plants grew. Our only thought is the decrease in the weed competition is causing them to grow so much better than the ones without the cloth. We thought it might be too hot, but it seems like the plants are very happy. The eggplants, peppers, and potato plants specifically seem to be very happy. The squash and zucchini are also doing great and growing but but are starting to be attacked by squash bugs. The difference in these two times is about a month. The tomatoes are growing well and so are the squash!

July: 








June: