https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dumplings/ a culinary genealogy Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dumplings/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-dumplings-shiitake-mushrooms/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-dumplings-shiitake-mushrooms/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:28:36 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=13948 These Chinese chicken dumplings have ground chicken and fresh & dried shiitake mushrooms for a deep, meaty flavor that will become a new favorite! Note: This recipe was originally published on April 2, 2016. We have since updated it with higher resolution images, clearer instructions, metric measurements, and nutrition information. The recipe itself is the ... 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View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-wontons/feed/ 25 https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76185 We’ve posted many Chinese dumpling filling recipes over the years, each with their own unique flavor and character, including fillings made with ground pork, chicken, beef, fish, and vegetables. Dumplings are both a celebration food (especially around Chinese New Year), as well as an everyday emergency meal. With a big batch in the freezer, you’re ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/feed/ 6 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:11:16 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7514 This pork and chive dumpling recipe is truly restaurant-worthy. While we posted a recipe from our cousin (who grew up in Beijing) back in 2014, we have since come up with a new version that we think is the ultimate pork and chive dumpling recipe!  Don’t worry, if you want the old version of the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/feed/ 194 https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:08:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76795 We finally have a wrapper recipe to make gluten-free dumplings! The dough can be thrown together with a few ingredients from your gluten-free baking arsenal. Rolling them out is easy, and you can pleat the dumplings just as you would with regular dumpling wrappers!   Previously, the closest thing we had to a gluten-free dumpling was ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/feed/ 65 https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:53:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74661 This siu mai recipe, made with pork and shrimp, can stand up to any siu mai from a Chinese dim sum restaurant! They’ll transport you to those big dim sum halls of old, filled with push carts, the smell of warm aromatic steam, and the din of dozens of families enjoying a weekend brunch together.  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/feed/ 46 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:56:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=27982 Today, we’re sharing my grandma’s recipe for chicken wonton soup, with a chicken wonton filling. I’ve had countless bowls of delicious wonton soup served up to me by both my grandma and my mom. It’s Chinese comfort food—or really comfort food, period. Growing up, there was always a batch of wontons in the freezer, making ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/feed/ 84 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:27:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70148 These Northern Chinese style beef dumplings with scallions are super flavorful. They’re particularly good when you make your own wrappers and boil the dumplings, which allows you to really appreciate how juicy they are!  Dumplings are a classic Chinese New Year food, representing prosperity due to their resemblance to gold/silver ingots or money pouches. Looking ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/feed/ 47 https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-wrapper-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-wrapper-recipe/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:21:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70264 Learn how to make homemade dumpling wrappers (AKA dumpling skins, or jiǎozi pí – 饺子皮) with this foolproof dumpling wrapper recipe. It’s easy to scale up or down, depending on how much filling you have—just use the sliding scale feature in our recipe card.  You more than likely have the two necessary ingredients on hand ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-wrapper-recipe/feed/ 54 https://thewoksoflife.com/wor-wonton-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/wor-wonton-soup/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:46:43 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=68403 Wor Wonton Soup isn’t something that we grew up with, but it’s a popular Chinese takeout specialty in many parts of the United States. It’s a wonton soup with lots of vegetables, sliced chicken, roast pork, and shrimp added, to make a full meal in one bowl.  Our wor wonton soup recipe is particularly easy ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/wor-wonton-soup/feed/ 57