Pork Dumplings and Dipping Sauce
Try these tasty pork dumplings as appetizers. They are easy to make and freeze well. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.
These pork dumplings make wonderful appetizers, and they freeze beautifully. I used wonton wrappers because they are so easy to find locally. If you have round dumpling wrappers, go ahead and use them.
Use your own favorite dipping sauce, this chili crisp dipping sauce, or the simple soy dipping sauce I included with the recipe. You can fold them simply into triangles or fold and seal them and then bring the bottom two points together and seal for a slightly fancier look, similar to these chicken wonton appetizers.
Pork Dumplings and Dipping Sauce
Learn how to make pork dumplings at home with this simple and delicious recipe. Perfect for appetizers or a main course!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 package wonton wrappers
Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- chili paste or sriracha
- 1 teaspoon rice or white vinegar, to taste
Instructions
- Combine the pork with the cilantro, ginger, onion, garlic, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sesame oil; mix well.
- Put about 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons of the pork mixture in the center of a wonton wrapper. Moisten all edges of the wrapper with water. Fold over to make a triangle and press edges to seal. Place on parchment paper and repeat with the remaining pork mixture and wonton wrappers.
- At this point, you can freeze the dumplings or cook them.
- To freeze, place them on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze. Once frozen, put them (gently, the corners break easily on the frozen triangle shapes) in a food storage bag or sealable container.
- To cook, line a steamer insert or bamboo steamer with parchment paper. Put over boiling water, cover, and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes. If frozen, cook for about 20 minutes.
- To make the sauce, mix 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, chili paste, or sriracha to taste, and a teaspoon of vinegar. Serve in little dishes with the hot steamed dumplings.
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