This TikTok Dumpling Bake Should Be Illegal

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese reduces fat while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while still melting well.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while pecorino is typically cheaper.

Open one can of coconut milk and pour it into a bowl.

Add around two tablespoons of red curry paste to the bowl.

Pour in one tablespoon of soy sauce.

Add one tablespoon of honey to the mixture.

Include one tablespoon of rice vinegar.

Grate three cloves of garlic and add them to the bowl.

Grate one teaspoon of ginger and add it to the bowl.

Mix all ingredients in the bowl until well combined.

Wash the baby bok choy by separating each leaf to remove dirt.

Place the washed bok choy into the baking dish.

Layer the freshly frozen pork dumplings in a single file line over the bok choy.

Cover the baking dish with foil.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bake the dish in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

After 25 minutes, remove the dish from the oven and check the dumplings.

Garnish the dish with freshly chopped cilantro, sliced green onions, and sesame seeds.

Drizzle chili crisp over the top of the dish.

Serve a heaping scoop of the dumpling bake.

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