I have tried so many dumplings recipes. This is absolutely the best one! Thanks to the amazing Youtube channel Laofangu.
Except for shrimp and pork, it has another very important ingredient: Garlic Chives. It gives the dumpling a unique flavor and can not be replaced. You can find it in most Asian grocery stores.
Original Recipe
My Version
This recipe makes about 40 dumplings, can serve 2-3 people.
Dough
| 1 | 300g | All-purpose flour |
| 2 | 140ml | Cold water |
| 3 | 1/4 tsp | Salt |
- Mix all above to a very hard dough. Let it rest for more than 20 minutes.
Filling
| 1 | 1/2 pound | Ground pork |
| 2 | 2 tbsp | Soy sauce |
| 3 | 0.5 tbsp | Sesame oil |
| 4 | 6 tbsp | Stock |
| 5 | 3/4 tsp | Salt |
| 6 | 1/4 | Egg white |
| 7 | 1 tbsp | Chopped dried shrimp |
| 8 | 1 tbsp | Finely chopped ginger |
| 9 | 2 tbsp | Chopped green onion |
| 10 | 8 | Chopped fresh shrimp (large chunks) |
| 11 | 1/4 pound | Chopped garlic chives |
| 12 | 2 tbsp | Oil |
- Slowly mix in soy sauce, sesame oil and stock in ground pork. Stir in one direction until the texture becomes sticky.
- Mix in egg white, stir.
- Put 7-9 in, stir.
- Put 10 and 11 in, stir.
- Add oil in, and mix it well. This is a crucial step that will lock the water in. Yes, delicious food is heavy. If your pork is lean, you can put 1-2 more tbsp of oil in.
Make Dumplings
It’s impossible to describe how to roll out the dough and make them. Please watch some videos if you never made them before. Good luck!
Cook
- Fill a large pot with 1/2 water. Add 1 tsp salt. Bring it to boil.
- Put all ~40 dumplings in and put the top on. Medium heat.
- When it starts to boil again, put a half cup of cold water in then close put the top back on again.
- Repeat the same process three times (3 times cold water), when the water boil again, add a half cup water again, then use a slotted spoon to take the dumplings out to plates.
