Bok Choy Dumplings Recipes

CHINESE DUMPLING SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Method: Mix the prawn meat with a little of salt and corn flour. Leave them for about 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse and pat dry with kitchen papers. Cut each into 3 to 4 pieces. Mix pork mince with marinade. Stir in the prawn, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, wood ears. Cover and chill in fridge for about 20 minutes, or until you're ready to wrap dumplings. Put a heaped spoon of fillings in the middle of a wrapper. Damp the wrapper around the fillings and seal the filling tightly, leaving the wrapper edges loosely. No need to make it perfect. Just make sure the fillings won't leak out while boiling. Repeat this step to finish wrapping with the remaining fillings. Bring the chicken stock to a boil over high heat in a pot. In the meantime, carefully put dumplings into another large pot of boiling water over high heat. Stir the water with chopsticks in order to avoid the dumplings stick to the bottom. When the dumplings float to the water surface. Immediately transfer them into the chicken stock. Add bok choy and cook for a while. Season with salt. Sprinkle spring onion and sesame oil. Serve immediately.

PORK AND VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fill a large saucepan with cold water and bring to a boil. Add the heads of bok choy and gently boil until tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove bok choy from saucepan and plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain, discarding the liquid, and finely chop. Place bok choy in a clean kitchen towel or a double thickness of cheesecloth and squeeze out all of the water. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine pork, egg, cornstarch, oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger, fish sauce, salt, and pepper. Add chopped bok choy and mix well.
• Place a dumpling wrapper in one hand and spoon about 1 tablespoon of meat mixture into the middle of the wrapper. Dampen fingertips and moisten entire edge of the wrapper. Fold dumpling in half to enclose filling and pinch the two edges together tightly, forming a semicircle. Repeat this process until all the filling is used up.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add as many dumplings as will fit without crowding. Gently stir them up from the bottom to prevent sticking, cover, and bring back to a boil, about 1 minute. Uncover, add 1/4 cup cold water, replace cover, and bring water back to a boil. Boil for about 2 more minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Continue until all have been cooked.
• Make the dipping sauce by combining the remaining soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and scallion. Mix well, transfer to small serving dishes, and serve with the dumplings.

PORK DUMPLING AND BOK CHOY SOUP

Steps:

• PREPARE THE BROTH USING THE FIRST 8 INGREDIENTS.
• Chop the onion and garlic in the food processor.
• Fry the onion and garlic in the oil.
• Add the stock, salt, pepper and soy sauce.
• Rinse Bok Choy, chop leaves off and add stems to soup.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Chop the leaves and add to the soup.
• Simmer for another 2 minutes.
• PREPARE THE PORK DUMPLINGS USING REMAINING INGREDIENTS.
• Mix all dumpling ingredients in a bowl.
• You may wrap spoonfuls of the pork mixture into dumpling wrappers, or just drop spoonfuls of pork mixture into simmering broth.
• Add dumplings to simmering broth.
• Simmer another 10 minutes.

BOK CHOY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Steam the bok choy until wilted. After it cools, drain it and finely chop it. Make sure there is no excess liquid. Place bok choy in a medium sized bowl.
• Puree tofu and egg whites in a food processor. Add this mixture to the bok choy.
• Add scallions to bok choy mixture.
• Combine the remaining ingredients, except for the wonton wrappers, in a small bowl. Add this to the bok choy mixture and mix well.
• To form the dumplings: Put about 2 teaspoons of the bok choy mixture into the center of a wonton wrapper. Pull sides of dough up and pinch them together at three or four points, leaving the middle of the filling exposed at the top.
• Steam the dumpling over boiling water for about 4 minutes or until they look cooked through.
• When eating, you can dip these in a little soy sauce or other asian sauces.

INSIDE-OUT PORK DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil and red pepper flakes in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger, and scallion whites. Cook, stirring, until scallions are tender, about 1 minute. Add pork, breaking up with a spoon until cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add bok choy; cover and steam until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add carrots. Season with vinegar and salt. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. Season with salt. Add wonton wrappers one at a time. Cook until al dente, about 1 minute. Drain. Add wonton wrappers to skillet and toss. Serve with scallion greens.

CHINESE PORK POTSTICKERS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut the bok choy or cabbage across into thin strips and mix with 2 teaspoons salt; set aside for 5 minutes.
• Squeeze out the excess moisture.
• In a large bowl, mix the cabbage, pork, green onions, wine, cornstarch, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, sesame oil, and white pepper.
• In a bowl, mix the flour and 1 cup boiling water until a soft dough forms.
• Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface about 5 minutes, or until smooth.
• Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a roll 12 inches long and cut each roll into 1/2-inch slices.
• Roll 1 slice of dough into a 3-inch circle and place 1 tablespoon pork mixture in the center of the circle.
• Lift up the edges of the circle and pinch 5 pleats up to create a pouch to encase the mixture. Pinch the top together.
• Repeat with the remaining slices of dough and filling.
• Heat a wok or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, tilting the wok to coat the sides. If using a nonstick skillet, add 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil.
• Place 12 dumplings in a single layer in the wok and fry 2 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown.
• Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, or until the water is absorbed.
• Repeat with the remaining dumplings, using 1/2 to 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1/2 cup of water for each batch.
• To make the dipping sauce, in a small bowl, mix the soy sauce with 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
• Serve the dipping sauce with the dumplings. Enjoy.