Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef 牛肉锅贴

Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef, a traditional snack from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, which has a history of about 1,000 years, is a kind of stuffed food fried with pans. It resembles Chinese dumplings, but it is slightly longer than dumplings. And its finished product does not contain soup. In Nanjing, it has been eaten as a daily snack.

Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef 牛肉锅贴

It is said that its existence was related to an emperor. One day, the depressed emperor was walking alone in the courtyard in the afternoon, all of a sudden, a aroma wafted in the air, and he felt a sense of relaxation and happiness. Then he walked to the imperial kitchen folowing the aroma and saw the chefs putting the unrboiled dumplings in the iron pan and frying them. At this time, the smell aroused the appetite of the emperor, and then he asked the royal kitchen to pick some for him. After tasting the dumplings, he found the dumplings burnt, crisp, soft and very delicious to eat. The emperor named it “fried dumpling” as they were fried in iron pan.

Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef 牛肉锅贴

Later, the snack spreaded from the imperial palace to the Nanjing people, and after continuous research and improvement by the Nanjing chefs, it eventually became the modern “fried dumpling”. Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef is crispy and brown in appearance, tender and juicy inside.

Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef 牛肉锅贴

A bite of it will let people feel the a crisp taste. The upper part is soft, the bottom is crisp, and the taste of the beef stuffing is delicious and unique. Eating Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef together with beef soup will make it more delicious, which is also the way Nanjing people often like to eat.

Nanjing Fried Dumpling Stuffed with Beef 牛肉锅贴