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Had to pick between pork and shrimp filling for my dumplings last night
I went with pork because the store had ground pork on sale for $2.50 a pound, but now I'm wondering if shrimp would have held up better in the boiling water since three of them burst open during cooking, anyone else deal with fillings that just fall apart?
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nancycooper1mo ago
That $2.50 a pound is a steal, I'd have done the same thing honestly. Was the pork you used extra lean or did it have a decent fat content? I've found if the meat is too lean it just doesn't bind together right and you end up with dumpling soup instead of dumplings.
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noahmartin1mo ago
Not gonna lie, did you try adding a splash of cold water to help bind lean meat?
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wells.olivia1mo ago
Doesn't cold water just make the meat fall apart more, @noahmartin?
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