# Homemade Dumplings

These homemade dumplings will make store-bought ones taste bland in comparison, with a crispy and chewy wrapper and a juicy and flavourful filling.

- Servings: 24 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add flour and hot water to a bowl.
2. Mix until well combined.
3. Knead the dough until smooth.
4. Cover the dough and let it rest.
5. Roll the dough into a log shape.
6. Cut the dough into equal bite-sized pieces.
7. Finely chop carrots, cabbage, and mushrooms.
8. Add seitan mince, carrots, cabbage, and mushrooms to a bowl.
9. Add oyster sauce, salt, white pepper, and cornstarch to the filling ingredients.
10. Mix the filling ingredients thoroughly.
11. Roll out each dough piece into a thin, round wrapper.
12. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrapper.
13. Fold and pleat the wrapper to seal the dumpling.
14. Place the dumplings in a pan with some oil.
15. Add water to the pan and cover with a lid to steam the dumplings.
16. Cook until the bottoms are crispy and the dumplings are cooked through.
17. Serve the dumplings with dipping sauce, crispy chili oil, and chopped spring onions.

## Equipment

- bowl
- chopping board
- knife
- rolling pin
- pan
- lid
- chopsticks

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJH2DsVID_K/?igsh=MWNuNDZmbGU2eDZ6Yw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/715da890-bcf7-4158-9b3b-c324c6de964c
- Extracted: 2026-01-03

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