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Fish Cake Mandu
🇰🇷 Korean

Fish Cake Mandu

🇰🇷 Korean

Hand-folded dumplings packed with juicy fish cake filling — steamed until translucent and dipped while hot. 37 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 30 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Ginger3 cloves, grated
  • Spring Onions3, finely sliced
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil1 tbsp
  • Dumpling Wrappers30
  • Tofu200 g
  • Fish Cake300 g
  • Garlic Chives1 handful

Optional extras

  • Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mince the fish cake finely and mix with the garlic, ginger, soy sauce and sesame oil.

  2. 2

    Place a spoonful of filling in the centre of each wrapper, wet the edge, and pleat to seal tightly.

  3. 3

    Arrange the dumplings in a steamer lined with cabbage leaves, without touching.

  4. 4

    Steam over high heat for 8-10 minutes until the wrappers turn glassy and the filling is cooked.

  5. 5

    Serve straight away with a dipping sauce of soy, vinegar and a few spring onions.

Chef's tip

Wet the wrapper edges well and press out any air pockets before pleating.

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