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Heart Shaped Dumpling
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Heart Shaped Dumplings

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 1 Portion
Author: Emily Roz

Ingredients

For The Doug

  • 150g Plain flour
  • 90ml Warm water
  • 1 tsp Red food colouring

Vegan Filling

  • 1 Spring onion, finely chopped
  • 30g White cabbage, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger, minced
  • 3 Mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Light soy sauce
  • ½ tbsp Sesame oil
  • Pinch Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch

Pork Filling

  • 150g Pork mince
  • 1 Spring onion, finely chopped
  • 20g Cabbage, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger, minced
  • 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • ½ tbsp Sesame oil
  • ½ tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • Pinch Salt
  • ½ tbsp Cornstarch

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • ½ tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Laoganma chilli oil

Instructions

For The Dough

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, water, and food dye with chopsticks. Mix in a clockwise motion. Add more water if the dough is too dry. On a floured surface, knead the dough until elastic (around 5 minutes). Set aside in cling film.
  • On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a sausage, and cut into around 8 equal parts (about 1 inch long sections). Flatten the pieces of dough and roll into circular wrappers (around 3 inches in diameter). Cover the wrappers to avoid them drying out.

For The Vegan Filling

  • Combine all of the vegetables in a bowl and add salt. Mix and then strain to remove any excess water.
  • Place back into a dry bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. You want to have a smooth mixture.

For The Pork Filling

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and stir. Mix until a smooth and sticky paste has formed.

Making The Dumpling

  • Place a teaspoon of the filling into the centre of the wrapper in a heart shape. Pinch at each tip of the heart crescents outwards and pinch where the crescents meet in the centre of the heart, inwards. Start on one crescent, grab the pinch and fold down the centre of the crescent. Pinch the wrapper, fold, tuck, and seal. Repeat this process!
  • Once you've done one crescent, begin the other side. When the two sides meet in the middle, pinch them together and then carry on down the heart to the bottom.
  • If you're struggling, check out my Instagram "dumpling" highlights where you'll find a slower version of how to pleat these dumplings!

Cooking The Dumplings

  • Place the dumplings in a steamer and cook for 6 minutes.

Making The Sauce

  • Combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

Serve Up!

  • Once the dumplings are cooked, serve them up on a plate and drizzle over the tangy sauce! Enjoy :)