Vegetable Dumplings A Healthy Potsticker Recipe

Vegetable Dumplings A Healthy Potsticker Recipe

For much of my childhood, I had been a meat-only filling kind of person––carnivore that I was. In my family, pork was usually the only filling we’d use, and the only variation generally came from the kind of vegetable that went along with it, whether it was Chinese chives, cabbage, or some other leafy green.

Then, on a lazy spring Saturday, everything changed.

With little else to do on a Saturday at lunchtime (ah, college.), two of my housemates and I drove a half hour outside of campus for the express purpose of going to a dumpling restaurant. Upon sitting down at said restaurant, I took a two-second glance at the menu and settled on my usual––pork and chive. Then one of my housemates announced she’d be ordering the vegetable dumplings.

Prep Time: 3 Hours

Cook Time: 20 Mins

Total Time: 3 Hours 20 Mins

These vegetable dumplings are some of the best we've ever tried. The recipe is made with simple ingredients, and you'll never have to order takeout again.

Author: Sarah

Recipe Type: Dim Sum

Cuisine: Chinese

Serves: 3 To 4 Dozen

Ingredients

For the dumpling wrappers:

• 3½ cups all purpose flour

• 1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons tepid water

For the filling:

• 3 tablespoons oil, plus ¼ cup

• 1 tablespoon minced ginger

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 2 cups shiitake mushrooms, chopped

• 1½ cups cabbage, finely shredded

• 1½ cups carrot, finely shredded

• 1 cup garlic chives (Chinese chives), finely chopped

• ½ teaspoon white pepper

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil

• 3 tablespoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry

• 2 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• salt, to taste

Instructions

1. Start by making the dough for the dumpling wrappers. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add the water to the flour and knead into a smooth dough. This process should take about 10 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rest for an hour.

2. In the meantime, make the filling. In a wok or large skillet over medium high heat, add 3 tablespoons oil and add the ginger. Cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the onions and stir-fry until translucent.

3. Add the chopped mushrooms and stir-fry for another 3-5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and any liquid released by the mushrooms has cooked off

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