Pork and Cabbage Chinese Dumplings

Thin dough that snaps under the tooth, hiding a juicy and fragrant pork center. The bottom is seared until brown and crispy, while the steam finishes cooking the filling delicately.

• Prep time: 45 min
• Cook time: 15 min
• Difficulty: Medium
• Calories: 471
• Protein: 22 g
• Carbs: 20 g
• Fat: 32 g

Ingredients

• 30 piece dumpling wrappers ( room temperature )
• 400 g Ground pork ( fresh )
• 200 g Chinese cabbage ( chopped and squeezed )
• 3 piece Spring onion, sauté/poêlé sans matière grasse ( thinly sliced with stalks )
• 1 tsp Ginger ground
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Sesame oil
• 2 tbsp Peanut oil ( for the pan )
• 1 pinch Gray sea salt
• 50 g Chinese chives ( chopped )

Instructions

1. Filling preparation

   Finely chop the Chinese cabbage. Squeeze the cabbage between your hands to extract as much water as possible; this is crucial to prevent the dumplings from getting soggy. Thinly slice the green onions with their green stems and chop the Chinese chives.

2. Mixing the filling

   In a mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, squeezed cabbage, onions, chives, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Work the filling by hand until it becomes sticky and homogeneous.

3. Folding the dumplings

   Place a small spoonful of filling in the center of a wrapper. Moisten the edges with water. Fold in half and pinch the edges, forming small regular pleats to seal everything well.

4. Pan-fry and steam cooking

   Heat the peanut oil in a pan. Place the dumplings and let the bottom brown until well-colored. Pour in 100ml of water and cover immediately. Let cook for 5 minutes under cover, then remove the lid so the water evaporates and the bottom becomes crispy again.

Chef's tips

• Do not overfill, or the dough will tear during folding.
• The thermal shock from cold water in the hot pan is what creates the perfect steam.
• If the filling is too wet, add a pinch of starch to bind the juices.

Storage

Keep for 2 days in the fridge. To reheat, return to the pan with a splash of water to restore the crispiness.