Why I Love Making Dumplings at Home
The answer is simple. Restaurants charge $8–$12 for just 8 dumplings, but with that same amount of money, I can make 50 dumplings at home and store them for later. I can cook them anytime—whether I prefer frying, steaming, or boiling. Plus, all the ingredients are easy to find, and you only need 4 basic ones. So why not make them yourself?
Learn how to make delicious homemade dumplings with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for beginners!
🥟 Ingredients You’ll Need for Homemade Dumplings
Homemade dumplings recipe
Equipment
- Soy sauce or Oyster sauce adding the amount to your preference
- Sesame oil adding the amount to your preference
- Black pepper adding the amount to your preference
- White pepper adding the amount to your preference
- Salt adding the amount to your preference
- Garlic You can buy pre-minced garlic, or you can chop it yourself.
- Ground pork adding the amount to your preference
- Cabbage adding the amount to your preference
- Mushroom adding the amount to your preference
- Shrimp adding the amount to your preference
Instructions
Preparation:
- Add soy sauce to the ground pork and let it marinate
- Wash the cabbage, sprinkle salt over it, and let it sit for 15 minutes to draw out excess water. Then, squeeze out the water.
- Finely chop all the ingredients. (You can use a food processor for faster prep, but I prefer chopping by hand to avoid overly small pieces.)
- Mix everything well.
Making Dumplings:
- Wrap the filling in dumpling wrappers as desired.
Cooking Dumplings:
- I like my dumplings crispy on each side, so I flip them three to four times.
- With each flip, I add a little water to create steam and achieve a crispy texture.
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