During this lengthy stay-at-home stint, I did a little recipe share with a few women from our church. One mother shared the dumpling recipe she makes her little boys. We decided to try our hand at these dumplings and so glad we did! They turned out just like the potstickers we grew up eating. The leftovers made the perfect lunches with a little side of dipping sauce.
Feel free to throw in whatever you'd like into the filling. Veggies, meat, etc.
CHINESE DUMPLINGS
makes 32 dumplings
INGREDIENTS:
Dough:
4 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 1/4 cups Water, warm
Filling:
1 lb ground Turkey or Pork
3 cups Cabbage, chopped
1 cup Carrots, grated
1/2 cup Green Onions, sliced
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh Ginger, minced or dried
3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Sesame oil
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
Dipping Sauce:
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/4 cup Rice Vinegar
1 tsp Sesame Oil
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and the warm water and mix until well-combined.
Roll out dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth.
Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
Roll out 1 piece of dough into a thin log and divide into 8 pieces. Repeat with the remaining dough portions.
Lightly flour the dough pieces and roll out 1 piece into a thin circle roughly 4-inches in diameter.
Stack the wrappers (making sure they are not too sticky) and repeat with the remaining dough.
For the filling, brown the turkey till it is cooked through.
Add the cabbage, carrots, green onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Add salt or more soy sauce to desired flavor.
To assemble the dumplings, add roughly 1 heaping tablespoon of filling to the center of a dumpling wrapper. With your finger, lightly coat half of the rim of the wrapper with water. Fold half of the wrapper over the filling and, using your fingers, pleat the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers.
Heat the oil over medium high in a large skillet and add a few dumplings, cooking them in batches. Once the bottoms of the dumplings start to brown, add a splash of water and cover with a lid. Steam for about 5 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked and the water has evaporated. Transfer the cooked dumplings to a paper towel-lined plate to remove any excess moisture or grease.
In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes and stir to combine.
Serve the dumplings immediately with the dipping sauce.
NOTES:
These are great leftovers and I'm sure they freeze well, but you probably won't have any left to freeze!
This video is great in showing how to pleat the dumpling!