Dumplings are these classic round pies from the Orient. Unlike gyozas, their cooking is 100% steamed, and that makes them extremely healthy. In addition, its filling generally also combines with healthy ingredients, such as lean pork, shrimp and vegetables.
Wondering how to make dumplings? Well, we teach you how to prepare Chinese dumplings with a chicken and vegetable filling. Let’s go there and be sure to try this delicious and healthy dish!
Ingredients to make Chinese Dumplings:
For the mass:
• 250 grams of flour 000
• 170 cubic centimeters of water
• Salt(optional)
For the filling:
• 400 grams of chicken
• 200 grams of cabbage
• 150 grams of onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 dessert spoon of powdered ginger
How to make Chinese Dumplings:
To prepare this Chinese dumplings recipe, we recommend that you start by preparing the dough. To do this, mix the flour with the boiling water and stir with a spoon until a homogeneous mass is formed. Then, on a clean counter, knead for approximately 10 minutes and let it rest for 20 minutes while you prepare the filling.
To make the filling, chop the onion, garlic, chicken, and cabbage as small as you can. Season it with the ginger and mix well. Reserve it. This filling that we propose is one of many possible, at the end of the recipe we will tell you how to prepare these delicious Chinese dumplings with other options. Separate the dough into 23 buns of approximately 15 grams.
Stretch each ball very thin providing a circular shape. It is not necessary that it be perfectly round, since we will join the ends.
Once all the lids of your dumplings have been stretched, fill them and close them. To give them the classic shape of this type of Chinese empanadas, wet the edges with water and pinching little by little, stick them in the center.
Once you have the Chinese dumplings closed, steam them covered for about 7 minutes. We recommend that you do it on cabbage leaves so they don’t stick.
Once the dumplings are cooked, you will see that the dough turns transparent. Likewise, you can confirm that the dough is cooked by testing a part.
You can now serve these delicious and healthy Chinese dumplings. Don’t forget the soy sauce and chopsticks!
Other versions
As we mentioned before, you can try other fillings for your Chinese dumplings, here are some recommendations:
• You could replace the chicken with the same amount of ground pork or beef, tuna, shrimp, or crab. You could even mix the different meats as long as you respect the total preparation (500 grams).
• You can also replace cabbage with mushrooms.
• If you make a recipe for vegetarian dumplings, even vegan, you can fill them with 250 grams of carrot, 250 grams of cabbage, 200 grams of onion and 100 grams of mushrooms.
Go ahead and try this delicious oriental dish and don’t forget the soy sauce and chopsticks!
