How to Make Dumpling

My hubby loves dumplings. He can eat this for breakfast every.single.day if he could. We used to buy the frozen dumplings from Asian Supermarket but lately I've been making them myself. Turned out it's not hard to make just takes time. So let's make some homemade dumplings.

Mix all the ingredients inside a mixing bowl

Wes was helping me by putting some water on the dumpling edge

Place about one tablespoon of the mixed ingredients on the skin

I watched a lot of youtube video to learn "the proper" way to fold dumpling. Turned out there are many different ways. This one and this one are two videos I found to be helpful.

Pinch, fold press

You can cook them right away or freeze them for later use.

 I usually just steam them in the steamer for about 10 minutes until cooked.

Or traditional method which is a little bit more complicated:
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan. Once the oil is hot, place some dumplings on top then cook until the skin turned brown. Add 1/2 cup of boiling water to the pan then cover it with lid to allow the water to steam until the dumplings are cooked.
 
Eat with dumpling sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, or Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce
Enjoy!

Homemade Dumpling

Printable Recipe
Ingredients:

400 grams ground pork

200 grams shrimp, cut into small pieces

300 grams Napa cabbage

4 green onions, slice into small pieces

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 teaspoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon minced ginger

2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons sugar

2 packages of dumpling skins

Directions:

1.   Cut the cabbage into small pieces about ½ inch x 1 inch. Then place them inside a boiling water for about 2 minutes to soften it. Drain the cabbage and let it cool.

2.   Place all the ingredients (except the dumpling skins) inside a mixing bowl. Mix with wooden spatula.

3.   Take a piece of dumpling skin, wet ½  of the round edge with water then place a tablespoon of the mixing ingredients on the skin. Fold the skin in half, then pinch, fold, and seal (see the above pictures)

4.   Save them in the freezer or cook them right away by steaming until cooked or

5.   The traditional way: heat 2 tablespoon of oil on a non-stick pan. Once the oil is hot, place some dumplings on top then cook until the skin turned brown. Add ½ cup of boiling water to the pan then cover it with lid to allow the water to steam until the dumplings are cooked.

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