I have a great boyfriend. Only he would go out the day of a dinner party and buy me a bamboo steamer at the last minute to make dumplings. He’s such a good sport putting up with my every food whim! I’m so appreciative that he did though, because my first attempt at steamed dumplings (and actually at dumplings in general) was a very yummy success š
We had Kam’s mother and her partner over for dinner on Sunday night. I came across this by chance while looking for a rockmelon recipe (mmmmm I love rockmelon!) and the menu started falling into place around it. I knew straight away I wanted to do a very light Thai Red Curry with Prawns and matchstick cut vegetables served on fabulous Coconut Lemongrass Rice. For the appetiser I toyed with the idea of a miso broth with noodles and vegetables. I also considered some cool and light rice paper rolls with shredded vegetables. However, neither idea made it to the table.
Using a packet of chilled wonton wrappers meant that these dumplings came together very quickly and were exceptionally easy to make. I chose a combination of broccoli, carrot, garlic and shallots with some tamari and miso – the results were incredibly yummy. 24 dumplings meant 4 people got 6 dumplings each – more than enough for an appetiser. Vegan and delectable, I would love to make these gluten-free if anyone out there has a great wonton dough recipe. Shoot me an comment if you know if a great one!
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- 2-3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
- 1 cup finely chopped brocolli florets
- 1 shredded, grated or finely sliced carrot
- 2 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp miso paste (whichever variety you prefer)
- 2 tbsp tamari or coconut aminos
- 24 wonton wrapper, or enough home-made dough to make 24 pieces
- Combine all ingredients except for wrappers in a food processor and process until well mashed up, but pieces remaining (see image).
- Lay wrappers on a flat surface or plate and brush with water so each is slightly wet. Place one heaped teaspoon of filling mixture onto each wrapper.
- Fold in half, enclosing filling and press edges firmly to seal. Fill a wok ½ full with water and bring to a boil. Fit steamer into wok and line inside loosely with parchment paper if wanted.
- Steam in batches until slightly translucent, making sure to separate each dumpling in the steamer so they don't stick together. Serve with extra tamari or your favourite dipping sauce.
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These look delicious! I love that they’re good for you, too, being steamed rather than fried (like so many restaurants near me do).
Author
I feel the same way, it’s hard to come across a steamed dim sim or wonton sometimes, and a lot of the time they aren’t fresh either. It was the first time I had made my own and was actually quite fun too!
I am craving this right now….I have never made dumplings before.
This looks amazing!
Author
Oh please do try them! I hadn’t made my own before this either, but it was so easy I even surprised myself š
drool. Oh why didn’t uncover your secret culinary skillz when you were in Syd?
I’m gonna make these babies tonight
I honestly have no idea hahah! I blame naturopathy and learning about food š
and omg, working on oven baked donuts today, and these are TO DIE FOR
These look fantastic and beautifully done. If I may, Iād like to invite you to submit your photos to the new YumGoggle, a photo sharing site with the philosophy that if you worked hard to cook it and photograph it, we should show it off! Hope to see you there soon! http://www.yumgoggle.com/gallery/
Author
Thank you for the compliment, strangely enough I came across YumGoggle on my own yesterday and bookmarked it to remind myself to submit some posts there! Will definitely be submitting in the future š
How long do you steam them? Didn’t see it mentioned. Thanks
Author
It takes me between 5-minutes to steam, and will depend on how large the steaming vessel and the pot of water you use. I find it’s better to gauge the cooking time by the appearance of the dumpling, as the wrapper and contents will go slightly translucent when done š
Going to try this, this weekend. Thanks. I make my own dumpling wrappers- it’s really easy and means you can have them whenever you want.
Author
That sounds awesome Lorna! Hope you enjoyed the dumplings š
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