Steamed dumplings with ginger soy chilli sauce
Is there a better combination than dumplings and beer? Enjoy these zingy dumplings with Tuatara’s outstanding pilsner, made from authentic Czech yeast which gives it a bitterness while enhancing the malt profile. Makes 50.
This recipe is one of four created by chef Tara Brogan (owner of Foxtrot Parlour in
Ponsonby Central, Auckland) to serve at a drinks party matched with Tuatara beer and Zeffer ciders. Click here to see all four recipes.
Dumplings
| 300 g | Cabbages, shredded |
| 450 g | Pork mince (Main) |
| 1 Tbsp | Cornflour |
| 100 g | Chinese chives, chopped |
| 2 ½ Tbsp | Light soy sauce |
| 1 Tbsp | Shaoxing rice wine |
| 2 Tbsp | Sesame oil |
| 1 Tbsp | Ginger, chopped |
| 50 | Dumpling wrappers |
| 2 tsp | Chilli paste, or freshly chopped chilli |
For the dipping sauce
| 2 Tbsp | Soy sauce |
| 1 cup | Water |
| 1 Tbsp | Sesame oil |
| 1 Tbsp | Ginger, grated |
| 1 Tbsp | Rice wine vinegar |
| 1 Tbsp | Palm sugar, grated |
| 1 | Red chilli, chopped |
Directions
- Combine the first column of ingredients in a bowl to create the filling, draining off any excess liquid.
- Place a heaped teaspoon of filling in the centre of each dumpling wrapper.
- Wet the edge of the dumpling wrapper with a little water. Fold over in a half moon shape. Use thumb and index finger to pleat the edge until sealed.
- Place on a cornflour dusted tray and don't leave too long as dumplings will go soggy. You can freeze them at this point.
- Boil a large pan of water and place half of the dumplings in to the pan to cook, ensuring they do not stick together. Cook for 8-9 minutes. Add a further 250ml cold water to the boiling water and bring back to the boil. Remove first batch of dumplings and drain.
- Cook remaining dumplings for 8-9 minutes and again add 250ml cold water and wait for the water to return to the boil before removing and draining the last batch of dumplings.
- Combine all the dipping sauce ingredients.
- Serve dumplings on a Chinese spoon with a little dipping sauce poured over.
Note
Shaoxing, Chinese chives and dumpling wrappers are available at Asian grocers.
