# One Pot Dumpling

This is a pan-fried one-pot dumpling that doesn't require folding, is juicy, super flavorful, and ridiculously easy to make in one pan.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bag dumpling wrapper or wonton wrapper
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 medium size lotus root, finely chopped (can be sub with cabbage, chive, whatever veggie you like)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp sichuan peppercorn
- 3 slices ginger
- 1 bowl hot water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- oil
- 0.33 cup water

## Instructions

1. Mix the minced pork and your choice of vegetable for the filling.
2. Add seasonings to the filling.
3. Soak Sichuan peppercorn with ginger in hot water to create 'filling water'.
4. Let the 'filling water' set while you mix the meat.
5. Halfway through mixing, sift out the water from the peppercorn and ginger mixture and add it to the meat.
6. Quickly mix until the water gets fully absorbed into the meat.
7. Shape the filling into balls.
8. Use dumpling wrappers or wonton wrappers.
9. Drizzle in some oil into the pan.
10. Pan fry the dumplings and let the bottom crisp up.
11. Add water in three rounds, about 1/3 of a cup each time.
12. Let the water fully absorb before adding more.

## Equipment

- pan
- cast iron pan

## Tips

- Soak Sichuan peppercorn with ginger in hot water to create 'filling water'.
- Sift out the water from the peppercorn and ginger mixture and mix it into the meat until fully absorbed.
- Drizzle oil before pan frying to make the bottom crisp up.
- Add water in three rounds, about 1/3 of a cup each time, letting it fully absorb before adding more.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@cookingwithaila/video/7603203140967517471
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b2102b1b-5503-4b8e-ac32-e1b12c336cfa
- Extracted: 2026-03-04

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