{"id":2177,"date":"2017-07-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redhousespice.com\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2025-02-21T06:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:40:42","slug":"chinese-chive-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redhousespice.com\/chinese-chive-pockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Chive pockets (\u97ed\u83dc\u76d2\u5b50)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pan-fried flat dumplings filled with fragrant Chinese chives, tender eggs, and springy noodles — Chinese chive pockets are simply delightful<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flour-based dishes with meat filling, such as dumplings<\/a>, buns<\/a>, stuffed flatbread<\/a>, etc., were nominated to be our family’s favorite type of food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, after we happily tucked into some Chinese chive pockets (Jiu Cai He Zi\/韭菜盒子<\/em>), I was reminded so much of my childhood and how much I love vegetarian fillings—just as much as if not more than, meat-based fillings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Chinese chive pockets<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chinese chive pockets are pan fried, semi-circle shaped, flat dumplings filled with Chinese chives and scrambled eggs. Sometimes you can find mung bean vermicelli noodles in the filling. Chinese chives have such a strong and appealing flavour on its own that you don’t need to add too much seasoning to the filling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chinese chives<\/a> (aka garlic chives, Jiu Cai\/韭菜<\/em>) have long, flat, dark green leaves. They not only look different from regular chives but also have a much stronger flavor, resembling the taste of garlic—less pungent but more fragrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Chinese cuisine, they are usually used as a vegetable (rather than a herb) and often paired with meat or eggs, such as Pork and Chive Dumplings<\/a>, Stir-Fried Chive and Egg<\/a>. Among many dishes that feature this flavourful vegetable, Chinese chive pocket (韭菜盒子), literally means “Chinese chive box”, is no doubt the most popular one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may find Chinese chive pockets complicated at first glance. However, they are actually much easier to make than you would imagine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prepare the dough<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You only need two things for the dough:<\/p>\n\n\n\n