Homemade Dumplings
Serves 24
Directions
- 1Add flour and hot water to a bowl.
- 2Mix until well combined.
- 3Knead the dough until smooth.
- 4Cover the dough and let it rest.
- 5Roll the dough into a log shape.
- 6Cut the dough into equal bite-sized pieces.
- 7Finely chop carrots, cabbage, and mushrooms.
- 8Add seitan mince, carrots, cabbage, and mushrooms to a bowl.
- 9Add oyster sauce, salt, white pepper, and cornstarch to the filling ingredients.
- 10Mix the filling ingredients thoroughly.
- 11Roll out each dough piece into a thin, round wrapper.
- 12Place a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrapper.
- 13Fold and pleat the wrapper to seal the dumpling.
- 14Place the dumplings in a pan with some oil.
- 15Add water to the pan and cover with a lid to steam the dumplings.
- 16Cook until the bottoms are crispy and the dumplings are cooked through.
- 17Serve the dumplings with dipping sauce, crispy chili oil, and chopped spring onions.
Ingredients
- 250 g all-purpose flour
- 130 ml hot water
- 125 g homemade seitan mince
- 100 g chestnut mushrooms or fresh shiitake
- 100 g white cabbage
- 1 small carrot
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp black vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- crispy chili oil
- spring onion
Equipment
bowlchopping boardkniferolling pinpanlidchopsticks
Tips
- Once you taste these dumplings, store-bought will never be the same.
- The dough is super simple, just wheat flour and hot water.
- The filling consists of homemade seitan and fresh veggies for a meaty texture and, of course, plenty of seasoning.
- Wrapping the dumplings is my favourite part.
- Practice makes perfect.
- This recipe is the best excuse to eat more homemade dumplings.
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