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I love cheeseburgers and I love dumplings—so why not combine the two and give yourself something that’s more convenient to throw back than an actual burger.
The last thing anyone wants to think about when tailgating, is utensils. These also leave my other hand free to hold my drink, which is my other tailgating essential!
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Cheeseburger Dumplings
Serves 22 to 24
1 lb. ground beef1/2 cup scallions, sliced1/2 cup onions, diced1 cup American cheese, dicedDumpling wrappersEgg yolkMelted butter1 tbsp. salt2 tsp. pepper1 cup hot sauce1 cup ketchup1 tbsp. ginger, finely minced
1.In a sauté pan, cook diced onions on high heat until tender. Remove, cool, and reserve.
2.In a mixing bowl mix ground beef, scallions, cooked onions, American cheese, salt and pepper.
3.Place a tablespoon of beef mixture in a the center of a dumpling wrapper, seal and make into desire shape using cold water on the edges.
4.Blanch dumplings in boiling water for one minute, then cool dumplings and paint light with egg yolk first, then melted butter.
5.In a medium high heat sauce pan, shallow fry dumpling until they are nice and golden brown on the outside and hot all the way through.
6.Mix hot sauce, ketchup and ginger together in separate bowl.
7.Season dumplings with a sprinkle of salt and serve with sliced pickles and ketchup.
source: people.com
