23 soup and dumplings for cold Recipes

soup, water, chicken bones (wings/back/neck), virginia smithfield ham (or cured chinese ham if you can get it), cut into 4 pieces, pork skin & fat (you can ask your butcher for this, he ll most likely just give it to you. you could also use pork belly, or just a fatty cut of pork), ginger coins, garlic cloves, smashed with side of your knife, shaoxing wine (or dry sherry), agar-agar, powdered agar agar, unflavored gelatin, ground pork, peeled shrimp, deveined and minced finely, stalks green onion, finely minced, sugar, soy sauce, salt, white pepper, grated ginger (use rasp grater), shaoxing wine (or dry sherry), sesame oil, dough (makes about 40 dumplings), all-purpose flour (but please re-read the part above re: dough), boiling hot water, cold water, cooking oil, dipper, sambal (hot chili & garlic sauce), black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, shaved ginger

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks, flour , as needed for dusting chicken, canola oil , as needed, onion, finely chopped, sliced mushrooms, drained or 6 -8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced, stemmed, and peeled, condensed tomato soup (reduced fat is ok), cold water (use soup can), sour cream (light or regular but not fat free), bay leaf, salt, black pepper, sweet hungarian paprika, to taste (or spicy ), freshly cooked egg noodles or steamed bread dumplings