I Made Homemade Dumpling From Scratch – Dumpling Recipe

Instructions

Filling:

1. Add salt to ground pork. Add water one tablespoon at a time, stirring in a clockwise direction until completely absorbed into the meat, with a stickier texture.
2. Add ginger, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and white pepper to pork. Stir to combine. Add in chopped scallions and cilantro, and let rest for at least 10 - 15 minutes.
3. Add in finely chopped cabbage and stir to combine.

Dumpling wrapper:

1. Combine flour and salt in a bowl, and stir in cold water.
2. Knead until smooth, around 6 - 8 minutes.
3. Cover with a damp towel and let rest for an hour.

Pan-fry instructions:

1. Add 1 tbsp oil to a shallow pan on medium heat and place in dumplings evenly.
2. Once the bottom of the dumplings are a golden brown color, add in 3 tbsp water and cover with a lid to let steam until the water has evaporated.
3. Add in flour water (1:10​ ratio) and cover with lid again until bottom forms a nice golden brown crisp.