Homemade Dumplings From Scratch | Cabbage Dumplings

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more affordable.

wonton wrappers

🥗Healthier: rice paper

💰Cheaper: store-bought dumpling skins

Rice paper is gluten-free, while dumpling skins are often less expensive.

Start with some all-purpose flour in a large bowl.

Add a little salt and mix it into the flour.

Slowly add cool water and stir at the same time until the dough forms.

Knead the dough until it is smooth, letting it rest for 10 minutes if too tough.

Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and add crushed garlic over medium-low heat until fragrant.

Add soy sauce and sugar to the garlic and bring to a boil to make the dipping sauce.

Dice the cabbage and add salt, mixing evenly to sweat the cabbage for 20 minutes.

Finely chop green onion and prepare the meat by adding egg, sugar, salt, and cornstarch, stirring in one direction until glutinous.

Add sesame oil to the meat mixture to lock in moisture.

After 20 minutes, squeeze out excess moisture from the cabbage using hands.

Combine the cabbage and green onion with sesame oil to prepare the filling.

Divide the rested dough in half, covering one half to prevent drying.

Shape the other half into a long loaf and cut into small pieces.

Roll each piece into rounds and then roll them into dumpling wrappers using a small rolling pin.

Wrap the dumplings by placing filling in the middle, folding the wrapper, and pinching to seal.

Demonstrate three different ways to wrap dumplings, including a quick pinch method and a ravioli-style method.

Boil water in a pot and add salt before adding the dumplings, ensuring not to overcrowd the pot.

Gently stir the water to prevent sticking and cover the pot until it comes to a boil.

Add one cup of cold water to the boiling pot and wait for it to boil again.

Scoop out the dumplings once the water boils and serve with dipping sauce.

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