Chinese steamed dumplings, also known as jiaozi, are a quintessential dish in Chinese cuisine, often served during special occasions and family gatherings. These delicate pockets of dough are filled with savory ingredients like pork, shrimp, or vegetables, and steamed until tender and translucent. Accompanied by a flavorful dipping sauce, Chinese steamed dumplings offer a delightful combination of textures and flavors that tantalize the taste buds. In this article, we will delve into the art of creating the perfect Chinese steamed dumplings, providing tips and tricks for crafting the most delicious dumplings from scratch. We will also explore various dipping sauce recipes to complement the dumplings, ensuring a truly unforgettable culinary experience.
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DUMPLING DIPPING SAUCE
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Place the chili powder or chile flakes into a heatproof bowl.
- In a small saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
- Pour the hot oil into the chili powder. Let it cool.
- The chile oil can be stored in the fridge in an airtight jar or container if not used immediately.
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a small bowl, combine the garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon of the hot chile oil. Whisk until well combined.
- Serve with your favorite dumplings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 839 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 11 g, ServingSize 1/2 cup (4 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
STEAMED PORK DUMPLINGS WITH DIPPING SAUCE
This is from a saved magazine page dated April 1996. It doesn't show which magazine but it is an article about Chinese cuisine and dim sum popularity. This is a recipe from a Cantonese restaurant in Houston, Imperial Palace. It is recommended to simply purchase wrappers in the frozen food or produce department of your supermarket. For steamed dumplings, look for "shao-mai" wrappers. They should be about 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter, paper thin and nearly white. Can't find shao-mai wrappers? Use square won ton skins, and cut the corners off. Unsteamed dumplings--and dumpling wrappers--freeze well.
Provided by Bren in LR
Categories Chinese
Time 1h5m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix first seven ingredients (pork through ginger). Place 2 teaspoons mixture in each wrapper. Fold in half, and pinch edges with tucks to form a standing half-moon shape. Seal the edges with a bit of cold water.
- Place the dumplings on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper and refrigerate.
- Oil the steamer, or line the bottom with cabbage leaves so the dumplings won't stick. Place dumplings in steamer, and steam at medium heat for 20 minutes. Makes 46 dumplings. Drizzle with Garlic-Soy Dipping Sauce. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and cilantro, if desired.
- To make Garlic-Soy Dipping Sauce, combine ingredients and stir. Let stand 5-10 minutes before using to give the garlic time to permeate the soy sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.5, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 24.5, Sodium 2648, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 6.6
STEAMED DUMPLINGS WITH GINGER HOISIN SAUCE
What could be better than steamed dumplings? The sauce is a product of trial and error. My old boss made the best dipping sauce for dumplings, and he told me the ingredients, but not the quantities (hehe). This is pretty close. I am often lazy and buy frozen dumplings and then just make the accompanying sauce.
Provided by canarygirl
Categories Pork
Time 50m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small bowl combine pork, onions, garlic, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
- Fill each wrap with a small spoonful of the pork mixture and seal with water, pressing edges and folding a bit to "ruffle" them.
- Heat water to boiling, and place bamboo steamer (or sieve) lined with a large cabbage or lettuce leaf (to prevent sticking) over the pot.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Place dumplings in a single layer (not touching each other) on leaf, cover and steam for 20 minutes or so--until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, make sauce.
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin, sesame oil and sugar; set aside.
- In a small sauce pan, heat oil, and sauté garlic and ginger until barely golden.
- Add soy mixture and heat through.
- If desired, whisk cornstarch and water to make a slurry and use this to thicken the sauce.
- Thickening the sauce allows for better coating of the dumplings while dipping, but is not necessary.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.
- Serve hot dumplings with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 478.3, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 61.2, Sodium 1604, Carbohydrate 56.2, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 3.8, Protein 25.4
PAN-STEAMED VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS WITH SOY DIPPING SAUCE
Make and share this Pan-Steamed Vegetable Dumplings With Soy Dipping Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Busy Student
Categories Chinese
Time 1h
Yield 45 dumplings, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine ingredients for dipping sauce and set aside.
- Prepare the dumplings by heating a large, non-stick wok over medium-high heat. Swirl in the canola and sesame oils and add ginger and garlic. Stir fry for about 10 seconds and stir in mushrooms and cabbage for 3 minutes.
- Add the sake and cook, stirring, for 3 - 4 minutes until liquid evaporates. Next add the scallions and the carrot and stir-fry about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add soy sauce. Allow mixture to cool.
- Place 1 teaspoon of the vegetable mixture in center of a wrapper. Moisten edges of wrapper with water and fold unto half circles. Place on baking sheet sprinkled with cornstarch. Keep wontons covered with a damp towel to prevent them from drying out.
- Spray skillet with nonstick spray heat over medium-high heat. Add 10 dumplings to the skillet and cook until browned on one side. Add 1/3 cup water to the skillet and cover with lid. Reduce heat to medium and cook until liquid evaporates (3 -4 minutes).
- Serve dumplings with dipping sauce.
QUICK DUMPLING DIPPING SAUCE
Keep a bag of frozen dumplings on hand and mix our tasty dipping sauce while you heat them -- they make fine hors d'oeuvres for last-minute holiday visitors, or a light, easy dinner with steamed vegetables or rice.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Vegan Recipes
Yield This quantity for a dozen dumplings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Prepare the dumplings according to package instructions.
- Stir the ingredients together in a small bowl, and serve sauce alongside the dumplings.
CHINESE DUMPLINGS
This is an authentic recipe given to me from a friend from Malaysia. It is her Grandfather's recipe who had a store. You'll probably want to double (or triple) the recipe; they are that good. The first four ingredients are for the dough. You can use wonton wrappers instead, just roll them out a little thinner.
Provided by B-B-Q Man
Categories Pork
Time 1h35m
Yield 30-36 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For Dough:.
- Place flour in a bowl and make a well.
- Crack eggs in a separate bowl and lightly whisk.
- Add eggs, oil, and half the water and mix together to make a dough.
- Add more water as needed. The dough should not be sticky (similar to pasta dough).
- Knead dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes.
- Cover and set dough aside to rest for 1/2 hour.
- For filling:.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl to combine. Do not overwork the meat.
- Cover filling and put in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour for flavors to blend.
- To assemble:.
- Roll out dough into sheets, as thin as you can but won't break. I use a pasta roller, it makes it so much easier.
- Use a large round cookie cutter (about the size of a tuna can or a little larger) to cut out the rounds.
- Fill 1 round with 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture and dampen the edges of the round with water and then seal.
- Do the rest of the rounds.
- To cook:.
- Steam the dumplings for 12 minutes.
- You can serve them as is or you can then:.
- Stir-fry them in a little peanut oil just until they get a little crispy.
- Serve them with your favorite dipping sauces.
- Enjoy.
- If you're not going to eat them right away, after you steam them let them cool off and place them in a zip top bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.6, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 25, Sodium 30.8, Carbohydrate 6.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 3.9
CHINESE STEAMED DUMPLINGS WITH DIPPING SAUCE
I used to love this Chinese-restaurant appetizer so much that my mother reverse-engineered the recipe. These dumplings have an interesting taste and are great for parties. They also freeze well. Hope you enjoy them--it's worth the work involved.
Provided by Myra9035
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h20m
Yield 15 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Mix ingredients for dipping sauce and set aside.
- Lightly oil a large bowl.
- Put the flour and salt in another large bowl, piled up.
- Make a dent in the top of the pile, and crack the egg into it.
- Mix the egg into the flour.
- Add enough water to the mixture to make a thick dough.
- The consistency should be like bread dough.
- In any case, don't add too much water--it shouldn't be like batter at all!
- Turn the dough out onto the flour-dusted counter, and form into a ball.
- (It helps to flour your hands first).
- Place the dough into the oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap (cellofane).
- Let stand 1 hour.
- Meanwhile mix all ingredients for filling and place in the fridge.
- Next, remove dough and place on flour-dusted counter (or work surface).
- Knead a bit and flatten until very thin (but not see-through or falling apart).
- Using a large, round cookie-cutter (or bottom of coffee can or top of glass) cut three-inch rounds.
- Don't place them on top of each other, as they could stick together!
- Knead the leftover pieces together again and cut more rounds until there's no dough left.
- Spoon a bit of the filling into the center of each round and fold in half (to make a semi-circle shape).
- Seal edges with a bit of water, and use tongs of a fork to decorate the edge.
- To prepare, either steam the dumplings (if you have a steamer) for 15 mins, or boil for 10 mins.
- If you boil, add some oil to the water and don't overcrowd the pan--make them in batches.
- If you like, you can fry the dumplings in a skillet or wok to brown them before serving.
- Handle gently!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.1, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 28.3, Sodium 228.1, Carbohydrate 14.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 1.5, Protein 6.5
DUMPLING DIPPING SAUCE
Great for steamed or fried dumplings, egg rolls, and spring rolls!
Provided by Rick Pisciotta
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Whisk light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, red wine vinegar, chili oil, ginger, sugar, garlic, and green onion together in a bowl; pour into a sealable container, seal, and refrigerate 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5.9 calories, Carbohydrate 0.7 g, Fat 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 538.1 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
Tips:
- Make sure your steamer is hot before adding the dumplings. This will help prevent them from sticking.
- Don't overcrowd the steamer. Leave some space between the dumplings so that they can cook evenly.
- Cook the dumplings until they are cooked through. This will take about 10-12 minutes.
- Serve the dumplings immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
- For the dipping sauce, you can use a variety of ingredients, such as soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and chili oil.
- You can also add other ingredients to the dipping sauce, such as chopped green onions, ginger, or garlic.
Conclusion:
Chinese steamed dumplings are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a variety of dipping sauces to choose from, there is sure to be a flavor that everyone will enjoy. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give these dumplings a try. You won't be disappointed!
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