Why you shouldn't pour out the water after cooking dumplings and what to cook with it: tips and recipe

Homemade dumplings are a very satisfying, tasty, and easy-to-prepare dish based on dough and any fillings. To make the dough fluffy, you need to add baking soda or yeast. It is worth noting that it is very important to cook the dumplings properly so that they are not raw and overcooked. Cooks advise throwing dumplings only into boiling water and cooking until they float.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares with you a recipe for a sauce for dumplings made from the water in which they were cooked, which will be flavored with garlic, tomato sauce and spices.

What to make with the water in which dumplings were cooked

You can easily use the water from cooking dumplings to make a very spicy and tasty sauce.

Recipe for the sauce

Ingredients:

• water after cooking dumplings - 5-7 tbsp. l.

• tomato paste - 2-3 tbsp.
• garlic - 2-3 cloves.
• salt - to taste
• ground black pepper - to taste
• sugar - 1 tsp.
• vinegar - 1 tsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Pass the garlic through a press or chop it on a grater.

2. Add the garlic, paste, spices, vinegar and sugar to the water and mix.

Pour the ready-made sauce over delicious homemade dumplings and serve!