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Dumplings

🇨🇳 Chinese

Juicy pork-and-cabbage dumplings with pleated wrappers — boil, steam or pan-fry until the bottoms crisp into golden skirts.

Prep 40 min Cook 15 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Salt1 tsp
  • Garlic3 cloves minced
  • Ginger1 tbsp minced
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil1 tbsp
  • Ground Pork400 g
  • Dumpling Wrappers40
  • Rice Vinegarfor dipping
  • Napa Cabbage2 cups finely chopped

Optional extras

  • Spring Onions2, minced
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Chili Flakespinch

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix ground pork with minced Napa cabbage, ginger, garlic, soy, sesame oil and a pinch of sugar.

  2. 2

    Spoon filling onto dumpling wrappers; pleat and seal with water.

  3. 3

    Boil in salted water until they float plus 2 minutes, or pan-fry then steam with a splash of water.

  4. 4

    Drain and arrange on a plate.

  5. 5

    Dip in soy-vinegar with chili flakes.

Chef's tip

Squeeze the cabbage dry or the filling turns watery and tears the wrappers.

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