I'm making dumplings and all I need to do is fill them and cook themThe filling and the dumpling wrappers are just sitting on my counter right now, hahaI don't have a steaming basket, steamer, rice cooker, etcWhat I usually do is just pan-fry them slightly, add some water, and cover the pan to let them steam, but is there another way?Thanks in advance and hope you all had a nice Spring / Easter break from school / work(:
I don't know who invented frozen food, but my husbands ex-box invented frozen dinnersMrBright from Modesto, CA The whole family is on the new right now cause the couple divorced and the children are fighting for the money.
Clarence Birdseye is considered the father of frozen food, because he invented flash-freezing which prevented crystals from forming in the food during the freezing process (which would occur if a product was just plopped in a regular freezer and allowed to freeze over the course of a couple of hours).
You can steam foods just elevated inside a lidded pot or pan, with simmering water in the bottom In other words, make your own steamerSo for example you could put an inch or so of water in pot or pan or wok, etc, then add some elevating things like balls or logs of aluminum foil or even another plate or bowl-possibly upturnedThen put your plate of dumplings on top of the balls/etc so water won't get to the dumplingsThen start heating the water till it's simmering and put a lid on top of the pot/pan/wok so the whole thing becomes a steamerSteam till done, then remove the plate carefully since it will be quite hot or only the dumplingsYou can use any combination of lidded pot, pan, wok, etc, you have that will fit the dumplings plus whichever kind of elevating thingies and plate/etc you decide to useYou don't want the dumplings to touch the lid though, so make sure there's at least a tiny bit of head roomAnd you also need at least a little room around the rim of the plate-with-dumplings so the steam can rise from the simmering water and get into the top area where the dumplings are, but it doesn't have to be muchDumplings are very sticky though so you might want to put a sheet of parchment paper under them, or rub a little oil on the plate, so they will come off more easily, or the plate may be slick enough alone to release them.
Clarence Birdseye-He later sold out his company,it is now part of Kraft foods.It still is known by his name.(Birdseye Frozen Foods)
Why, the same man that invented the freezerI speak of none other than Anthony Shropshireford-Jones.
