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Active Time
45 min
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Total Time
45 min
These dumplings are the most succulent we've ever had. The secret is in the quality of the meat: Reusing uses locally raised heritage breeds such as Berkshire or Ossabaw, but any free-range pork will have enough fat and flavor to make a difference.
Ingredients
Makes 8 (as a small plate) servings
Step 1
Combine all ingredients (except cilantro stems, chives, and wrappers) in a large bowl, then stir in cilantro stems and chives. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice to keep chilled while forming dumplings.
Step 2
Place a slightly rounded teaspoon of filling in center of a wrapper and moisten area around filling with water. Fold in half to form a crescent and press to seal. Moisten one corner and bring corners together, pressing them, to form a tortellini-shaped dumpling. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
Step 3
Cook dumplings in a large pot of gently simmering water until pork is just cooked, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a platter.
Dumplings can be formed (but not cooked) 2 hours ahead and chilled; or 1 month ahead and frozen on a tray, then transferred to a freezer bag. Cook frozen dumplings in 3 or 4 batches, 7 to 8 minutes per batch.
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Reviews (19)
Back to TopLove this recipe! Easy to make. Can substitute or add shiitake mushrooms, minced shrimp. Great to see 6 teenagers help make them, and talk to each other, while they sat around table folding dumplings for dinner.
lja562
LBC, California
2/10/2018
You know, you REALLY need to overhaul the print function on this site. It is completely USELESS. It uses up the entire first page with some ridiculous advertisement, (who needs that?) then it prints out in text way too tiny to even read. And that's on a good day! A really crappy setup that wastes both paper and ink. I have to cut & paste your recipes into another application to print them out. What's the point? Is this the best you can do? This dumpling recipe is fine, but you folks really need to tighten up your game. Please do.
worldbeat
Oakland, CA
3/4/2017
Absolutely delicious! So much flavor and easy to make. Used what I had on hand, white cooking wine, thai curry chili paste for heat, potsticker wrappers, and for the dipping sauce, sriracha sauce instead of chiles. Two thumbs up!
foofoodie
4/24/2016
Made these tonight and wished I'd made them ages ago! Super easy, pretty quick and except for the ground pork everything else was on hand. Served with veggie fried rice and an Asian cuke & carrot salad. Since the smallest quantity of ground pork I could get was a pound, I doubled the recipe, cooked about half of the dumplings and am now freezing the rest for future use. They probably won't last more than a few days as they were so tasty. As these are just about bite-size they would be excellent as a passed appetizer at a party - either on those little ceramic Asian soup spoons or maybe with a decorative pick inserted, with a dipping bowl on the side.
beejema
Boston, MA
2/1/2014
Delicious! It's very easy with pre-made dumpling wrappers.
lovestocookinontario
Thornhill, ON
4/2/2013
Fantastic! Kids helped me make these - fun! I poached them in a light chicken stock and served them as a "won-ton" soup for the children. So great :)
sukiyumyum
Hudson, Quebec
1/29/2013
Loved these! I made these twice and both times they were gobbled up almost right away. The Lantern sauce gets better the longer it sits. I couldn't find dumpling wrappers so I used wonton wrappers. The only downside was that the wrappers felt slimy and weird once the dumplings got cool, so I cooked in batches the second time. Also, I substituted sherry for the Shaoxing wine. I couldn't tell the difference in this recipe. I think next time, I will try making my own dumpling wrappers.
Anonymous
CT
1/19/2011
I am not a very good cook and we had a lot of fun preparing these dumplings. They tasted great and were very simple to make. Spent a good while looking for the dumpling wrappers. Found them in the produce section!
upharia
lakeland, fl.
10/28/2010
Wonderfully tender and delicious. I had to substituted Sake for the Shaoxing wine (unavailable in this area). Will make this again and again.
Brattleboro_Baker
Brattleboro, VT
8/14/2010
Yummy and flavorful. Amazing.
Anonymous
2/14/2010
These are divine! Easy! To the reviewer from Philadelphia - how can you rate the recipe when you didn't even MAKE the recipe? Just curious...
bajathecat
Akumal, MX
1/27/2010
太好了!我知道简单而美味的坎吗e-made dumplings are, I would have not order in so many. A definite keeper. PS - used square wonton wrappers as they were all the market had, and they worked beautifully.
angelaarno
Charlotte, NC
1/2/2010
WOW!! This is the pork dumpling recipe I've been looking for. The "better" pork really does make a difference in taste and texture.
alzern
seattle, wa
7/18/2009
Awesome! i can never order restaurant dumplings again.
melarino
2/18/2009
This was super easy and delicious. Something special to elevate the weekday asian dinner to a new height! Served it with brocolli beef and rice. Yum yum. The dipping sauce was OK, not great.
ReneeAtHeavenlyCafe
Portland, or
1/28/2009