Being an engineer, I had done research – make sure the soup is boiling hard, cover tightly with a lid, don’t overcook. I did all these things to no avail. They still weren’t like mom’s. After struggling through many attempts, it never occurred to me to just ask mom for her recipe. How better to replicate mom’s dumplings than to get the recipe from mom herself!? Novel idea. Now I am finally able to make dumplings, just like mom’s!
Bigger the better
Since everyone’s favorite part of the soup in my family is the dumplings, the last time I made the recipe I doubled the dumpling batch. Since you want to work quickly to ensure all the dumplings cook the same amount of time, I figured the bigger the dumpling, the quicker I could add them to the pot.
New twist
I almost didn’t make the soup because we didn’t have any carrots. Then my husband reminded me we had dehydrated carrots. We were both surprised we couldn’t tell any difference from fresh carrots.
