SUPER CRISPY Lace Skirt Dumplings | How to Cook at Home

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

dumpling wrappers

🥗Healthier: rice paper

💰Cheaper: wonton wrappers

Rice paper is gluten-free and lower in calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce has less salt.

Thinly slice 400 grams of wambok.

Boil the sliced wambok in a pot of water for 5-6 minutes until soft and translucent.

Drain the wambok and squeeze out any remaining liquid to prevent the filling from becoming too watery.

Peel and devein 430 grams of prawns, keeping the heads and shells for stock later.

Roughly chop the prawn meat.

In a mixing bowl, combine 500 grams of minced pork, the chopped prawns, cooked wambok, 1.5 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of chicken powder, a pinch of salt, 3 tablespoons of chopped spring onion, and 3 tablespoons of chopped ginger. Mix thoroughly.

Grab a dumpling wrapper and place a teaspoon of the filling in the center.

Moisten the edges of one half of the dumpling wrapper with water, pinch the top, and seal the edges. This method resembles a red packet for a crispier bottom.

Repeat the wrapping process for the remaining wrappers, yielding roughly 60 dumplings.

To make the crispy lace skirts, combine half a teaspoon of plain flour with 1 cup of water and mix well.

Heat a pan on medium and add 1 tablespoon of oil.

Carefully add the dumplings to the pan and pan-fry for about 30 seconds until the bottom is golden and crispy.

Whisk the slurry again and add enough to cover halfway up the dumplings in the pan.

Cover the pan with a lid and steam-fry for 6-7 minutes.

After steaming, remove the lid and increase the heat to evaporate any remaining liquid until the skirt is golden and lifted.

Invert a plate over the pan and carefully flip the dumplings onto the plate. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce or chili oil.

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