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Home » Daring Kitchen » Daring Cooks: Chinese Dumplings

Daring Cooks: Chinese Dumplings

June 16, 2009 · WCC Administr@tr · 7 Comments

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The Daring Kitchen is a great group of food bloggers (and non-bloggers) who tackle both baking and cooking recipes together each month. Daring Bakers and Daring Cooks find out a month prior what recipe they will be making and then post their recipe results to share their experience, whether good or bad.

So my first Daring Cooks challenge post is late…(oops!) I’m fairly new to this and having looked at the deadlines for participating and posting along with the Daring Kitchen gang, I think I’ve got it figured out! Going forward, you can expect to find my Daring Bakers recipe results posted on my blog on the 27th of each month… and my Daring Cooks recipe results posted on my blog on the 14th of each month. I definitely encourage you to check out the Daring Kitchen to see what everyone’s cooking up!

Daring Cooks Challenge – June 2009
Chinese Dumplings/Potstickers
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pork filling:
1 lb (450g) ground pork
4 large napa cabbage leaves, minced
3 stalks green onions, minced
7 shitake mushrooms, minced (if dried – rehydrated and rinsed carefully)
1/2 cup (75g) bamboo shoots, minced
1/4 (55g) cup ginger root, minced
3 tbsp (40g) soy sauce
2 tbsp (28g) sesame oil
2 tbsp (16g) corn starch
shrimp filling:
1/2 lb (225g) raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped
1/2 lb (225g) ground pork
3 stalks green onions, minced
1/4 cup (55g) ginger root, minced
1 cup (142g) water chestnuts, minced
1 tsp (5g) salt
3 tbsp (40g) sesame oil
2 tbsp (16g) corn starch
dough: (double this for the amount of filling, but easier to make it in 2 batches – or just halve the filling recipe)
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (113g) warm water
flour for worksurface
dipping sauce:
2 parts soy sauce
1 part vinegar (red wine or black)
a few drops of sesame oil
chili garlic paste (optional)
minced ginger (optional)
minced garlic (optional)
minced green onion (optional)
sugar (optional)
Combine all filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use (up to a day, but preferably within an hour or two).

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Make the dough, Method 1: Place the flour in the work bowl of a food processor with the dough blade. Run the processor and pour the warm water in until incorporated. Pour the contents into a sturdy bowl or onto a work surface and knead until uniform and smooth. The dough should be firm and silky to the touch and not sticky.[Note: it’s better to have a moist dough and have to incorporate more flour than to have a dry and pilling dough and have to incorporate more water).
Make the dough, Method 2: In a large bowl mix flour with 1/4 cup of water and stir until water is absorbed. Continue adding water one teaspoon at a time and mixing thoroughly until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. We want a firm dough that is barely sticky to the touch.
Both dough methods: Knead the dough about twenty strokes then cover with a damp towel for 15 minutes. Take the dough and form a flattened dome. Cut into strips about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide.

dsc02355-1290843Shape the strips into rounded long cylinders. On a floured surface, cut the strips into 3/4 inch pieces. Press palm down on each piece to form a flat circle (you can shape the corners in with your fingers). I found it easier to cut each strip into cubes, roll each cube into a ball and then roll out.
dsc02357-6088806With a rolling pin, roll out a circular wrapper from each flat disc. Take care not to roll out too thin or the dumplings will break during cooking – about 1/16th inch. Leave the centers slightly thicker than the edges.

dsc02358-9211563Place a tablespoon of filling in the center of each wrapper and fold the dough in half, pleating the edges along one side. Keep all unused dough under damp cloth.

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To boil: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add dumplings to pot. Boil the dumplings until they float.
To steam: Place dumplings on a single layer of napa cabbage leaves or on a well-greased surface in a steamer basket with lid. Steam covered for about 6 minutes.
To pan fry (potstickers): Place dumplings in a frying pan with 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil. Heat on high and fry for a few minutes until bottoms are golden. Add 1/2 cup water and cover. Cook until the water has boiled away and then uncover and reduce heat to medium or medium low. Let the dumplings cook for another 2 minutes then remove from heat and serve.
To freeze: Assemble dumplings on a baking sheet so they are not touching. It helps to rub the base of the dumpling in a little flour before setting on the baking sheet for ease of release. Freeze for 20-30 minutes until dumplings are no longer soft. Place in ziploc bag and freeze for up to a couple of months. Prepare per the above instructions, but allow extra time to ensure the filling is thoroughly cooked.
To serve: Serve dumplings or potstickers hot with your choice of dipping sauce combinations.

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  1. Bridget says

    June 17, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Wow they look great! I've tried Jen's dough recipe before, and my pieces were…less-than-round, I would say.

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  2. Cookin' Canuck says

    June 17, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Wow, you made your own dough for these. They looks amazing!

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  3. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    GORGEOUS crimping and photos! Your dumplings look absolutely delicious! Nicely done!

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  4. Shirley says

    June 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Great-looking first challenge!

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  5. Audax says

    June 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Kupow wow these are impressive love the pleating and the plate of dumplings um… potstickers looks so mouthwatering. Great effort love the series of pixs makes it easy to understand the process. Cheers

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  6. BMK says

    June 17, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    These look delicious!!! This is a project I want to try.

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  7. Jenn@slim-shoppin says

    June 17, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    I found out about the challenge too late. I love potstickers.

    I am going to try your dough method, why buy won ton wrappers when you can make your own?

    Great job!

    Reply

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