🇨🇳 Chinese

Pork Dumplings (Jiaozi)

Name: Pork Dumplings (Jiaozi)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 tbsp, grated Ginger; 1 Eggs; 2 cups, finely shredded Cabbage; 4, minced Spring Onions; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1/2 tsp White Pepper; 4 tbsp (for dipping) Vinegar; 500 g Ground Pork; 40 Dumpling Wrappers

🇨🇳 Chinese

Plump handmade dumplings with juicy ginger-perfumed pork filling, pan-steamed until the bottoms are golden and crisp.

Prep 45 min Cook 20 min Serves 6 Hard

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Ginger1 tbsp, grated
Eggs1
Cabbage2 cups, finely shredded
Spring Onions4, minced
Soy Sauce3 tbsp
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
White Pepper1/2 tsp
Vinegar4 tbsp (for dipping)
Ground Pork500 g
Dumpling Wrappers40

Instructions

1
Salt the shredded cabbage and rest 10 minutes, then squeeze out the water hard. Dry filling = juicy dumplings.
2
Mix pork, squeezed cabbage, spring onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, egg, white pepper and salt in one direction until sticky.
3
Place 1 tbsp filling in each wrapper. Wet the edge, fold and pleat firmly to seal — air pockets burst during cooking.
4
For potstickers: fry dumplings flat-side down in oil until golden, about 2 minutes.
5
Pour in 1/2 cup water, cover immediately and steam 6-8 minutes until the water evaporates.
6
Uncover and crisp the bottoms 1 more minute. Serve with vinegar dipping sauce.

Chef's tip

The one-direction stirring is not superstition — it aligns the meat proteins so the filling holds water and stays springy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Chinese Dumplings From Scratch (Jiaozi, 饺子) · on YouTube