做饺子的说明 - How to make Chinese dumplings

[maybegoodable]

no need to have a native mandarin to understand; she speak a very clear madarin 谢谢你姐妹，你的说明很清楚

[PhairAphrodite]

@maybegoodable 很谢谢你的鼓励！ 可是我应该多练习说普通话。

[maybegoodable]

@PhairAphrodite :) 加油 朋友

[hicksiskool]

Your Mandarin is not native and I feel so difficult to finish this video because of your struggling explanation.

[willchan4]

What is this epic music???

[PhairAphrodite]

@willchan4 It's "Cats on Mars" from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack.

[JihadJoeC4]

Asian people are Awesome- It is a proven fact

[PhairAphrodite]

@JihadJoeC4 I'm sure you're pretty awesome yourself :D

[SuperJonas9999]

I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE DUMPLING WRAPPER!!!

[PhairAphrodite]

@SuperJonas9999 OK, I'LL MAKE A FOLLOW-UP VIDEO!

[signevent]

Can you fry them too?

[PhairAphrodite]

@signevent Indeed you can. Should I do a follow-up vid about that?

[levitabusman]

what do you do? Steam them?

[PhairAphrodite]

@levitabusman I typically boil them or steam them. In the video I steamed them.

[Dparrey]

Ah this is a great video and they look great (perhaps the dumplings xD). Good job on talking a secondary language!

[blueberryxbrown]

omg it's in Chinese! And I understand :o

By the way, really like the video :) How do you get that lovely shape?!

[PhairAphrodite]

@blueberryxbrown First off, thank you SO much for favoriting the vid!

Regarding the shape, if you mean the dumplings, all I can say is practice, practice, practice. If you mean my boobs, then the answer would be "A lifetime of chicken."

[blueberryxbrown]

@PhairAphrodite :O I meant the dumplings. It looks so effortless when my mum squishes them into shape but somehow I can only make really weird shaped dumplings or flat-edged ones. Mine don't look pretty at all.

[PhairAphrodite]

@blueberryxbrown That's what i figured. xD Apparently I probably shouldn't reply to comments when I'm exhausted. I think the key is to REALLY pay attention the first couple of times when someone else does it and then just practice until you get the hang of it yourself.

[blueberryxbrown]

@PhairAphrodite :) okay! I've managed to convince my parents to make dumplings again. Yummm~ thanks!

[witchapparatus]

What did you do with the filling after you mixed it? I couldn't tell if it was going into a microwave oven, or being frozen for the 2 hours. Really glad you posted this video! I've always wanted to try to make these, and the ones you made looked fantastic! Hope I can do that one day!

[PhairAphrodite]

@witchapparatus Ideally you would use up all the filling. If not, it's really up to you to decide what to do with it. You could stir-fry it with vegetables or something, or make a meat pie, or smush someone's face in it, the sky's the limit! :D

[Aznbairen]

谢谢你的帮忙。想问一下， if you want to fry 饺子 do you need to boil them first or can you just fry them?

[PhairAphrodite]

@Aznbairen 不客气！ You can just fry them， 但是如果你想一次煮多一点， 你可以先 boi l然后fry剩的饺子 later. :)

[homerya3]

Thanks for uploading this video! I'm studying Chinese too it was amazing I could understand everything you're saying!!! Is Chinese not your first language?

[PhairAphrodite]

@homerya3 Cantonese was my first language which isn't exactly Manderin :P

[polarbear4224]

How many seasonning we have to add? Oil, sesame oil etc... Please!!!

[PhairAphrodite]

@polarbear4224 It depends on personal taste as well as the amount of ingredients you start with; if you have a lot of meat and/or vegetables, then you need more seasonings. However, if I remember correctly, I added about 1-3 tablespoons of soy sauce, oil, and wine each. For salt and pepper, somewhere between 1-2 teaspoons.

[SiennaVIP]

If you don't have shrimp, or if your allergic to it, can you use something else? Especially for utilizing the "softening agent"?

[PhairAphrodite]

@SiennaVIP If the meat you're using contains enough fat, then you don't need a softening agent. For a (somewhat) healthier alternative if you prefer leaner meat, you can add oil, more eggs, and/or corn starch. How much you add determines how soft the filling will be.

[nancyweeal]

If I were to make a whole bunch of it, can I freeze it ? How long will it keep? Thks :)

[PhairAphrodite]

@nancyweeal For safety's sake, about several months, but ideally for as short a time as possible since you're not adding any preservatives.

[HeadshotZod]

thank-you for the English subtitles

[lalaheaven]

I think you need to practice your mandarin a bit lol you sound so butchered.

Thanks for the recipe otherwise.

I also think it'd be good if you stated how much ingredients will be needed.

[PhairAphrodite]

@lalaheaven I get nervous on camera, plus i had only been taking Mandarin class/formally speaking it for like 2 months D:

The amount of ingredients doesn't really matter so I didn't bother; it depends on how much you want to make and how you prefer them, i.e. with more meat or less meat.

[batcountry123]

ass meat??? : / what?

[PhairAphrodite]

@batcountry123 Like donkey

[Nanobytez]

Oh pfft! Shhh :p I'll work on that next

[Nanobytez]

Pheeeee. I can't believe I watched that video and did NOT understand one word. I paused to stare at your hotness at the end:D

[PhairAphrodite]

I'm not sure why you wouldn't believe it since it's in Chinese :P

[ironworker978]

please make more videos

[PhairAphrodite]

@ironworker978 Sure, what kind?

[Blokheadz]

yo chinese dumplings are my favorite. i seen different technique folding the dumplings but you make it look easy. i always wanted to learn how to make them.

[PhairAphrodite]

@Blokheadz It's not hard. Just practice :D

[abcdefghijklmnop700]

are you really speaking chinese?

[PhairAphrodite]

Yes I am really speaking Chinese.

[aznkillerd]

not to be rude. but why are u speaking chinese? when chinese people already know how to make dumplings?. be better if u speak english,

[PhairAphrodite]

The video was originally made as a project for Chinese class. Plus, not every Chinese in the world knows how to make them.

[aznkillerd]

ahhh k. now i get it. great work.

[PhairAphrodite]

Thanks =D

[Dubambassador]

真好啊。

非常好玩儿哈哈

谢谢你啊

亚历山大从法国

[PhairAphrodite]

谢谢您！ :)

[MadBadVoodo]

I love dumplings!!

5/5

[mandyluilui]

LOL good job ting!!!

me and my mum had so much fun watching this together over the phone!! haha

[PhairAphrodite]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! =D

[rmd2387]

Wait... they use ass meat as the filling?

[PhairAphrodite]

@rmd2387 Yes, they use ass meat in Dalian. I have a relative that LOVES ass meat dumplings.

[zeryx28]

@PhairAphrodite lol I thought it was a joke when I saw "ass meat," but then I realized ass is a type of donkey.

[PhairAphrodite]

Good job =D

[rmd2387]

Mmm, dumplings!