Why you should throw a piece of butter into the pan when cooking dumplings: a culinary trick

26.02.2023 22:47
Updated: 14.04.2023 08:25

Cooking dumplings is not the most difficult culinary procedure.

It would seem that there could be no special tricks associated with the preparation of this dish: everything has long been known.

And yet, experienced housewives have come up with another interesting life hack: they throw a small piece of butter into the pan.

This action gives one very interesting result. The already simple process of cooking dumplings is significantly simplified.

The essence of the life hack

Throw a cube of butter into a bowl with boiling water and dumplings.

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Thanks to this simple action, the liquid will not foam too much.

This way, the cook won’t have to constantly stand by the stove with a slotted spoon in his hands.

And if you replace butter with vegetable oil

In this case, the hostess will be able to solve another common problem.

This way, the dumplings won't stick together. During heat treatment, the semi-finished product won't turn into an unappetizing mass. The finished dish will look very nice on the plate.

The main thing is not to overdo it with butter. One or two tablespoons of this product for the entire pan will be quite enough.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

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  1. The essence of the life hack
  2. And if you replace butter with vegetable oil