Water Dumplings

⏱ 50 mins 🍽 70 dumplings 🌶 chinese 🏷 Asian

These classic Chinese water dumplings feature a savoury filling of ground pork, diced shrimp, and finely chopped vegetables. The mixture is seasoned with sesame oil, white pepper, and fresh herbs, then wrapped in circular egg roll skins. After sealing with beaten egg, the dumplings are boiled until tender. This recipe makes approximately 70 pieces, perfect for sharing.

Water Dumplings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb pork (ground)
  • 1/4 lb shrimp (deveined & diced)
  • 1/3 cup bamboo shoot (finely chopped)
  • 1/3 cup water chestnut (finely chopped)
  • 3 medium scallions (finely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 pinch white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1 medium egg (beaten)
  • 70 medium egg roll wraps

Method

  1. Place all ingredients, excluding the beaten egg and egg roll wraps, into an electric mixer.
  2. Mix the contents until they are uniformly combined.
  3. Transfer the filling to the refrigerator and chill for 4 hours.
  4. Trim the egg roll wraps into circular shapes.
  5. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the chilled filling onto the middle of each wrapper.
  6. Use the beaten egg to brush the outer perimeter of each wrapper.
  7. Fold each wrapper over the filling to create a half moon shape, pressing the edges firmly to seal.
  8. Bring 3 quarts of water to a rolling boil and cook the dumplings for 7 minutes.
  9. Serve the cooked dumplings immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium75000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryAsian
Cuisinechinese
Authorpinklady608