Best Pork And Cilantro Dumplings Recipes

PORK AND CILANTRO DUMPLINGS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Sauce: 1. In a medium size bowl, add all ingredients and whisk together. Set aside. Dumplings: 2. In a large bowl, add the ground pork, onions, ginger root, cilantro, garlic, sugar, corn starch, soy sauce, pepper, salt, and egg. 3. Mix all ingredients together. 4. Lay a wonton skin on a small plate. 5. Using a pastry brush or your finger, put water around the edge of the wonton skin (about ½ inch from the outside edge towards the middle). 6. Add a small amount of the pork mixture (about ½ teaspoon, heaping) just inside of the edge where the water is. Fold the wonton skin over the meat and gently, but tightly pinch the edges of the dumpling together. 7. Set aside on a parchment paper-lined large cookie sheet or a platter, and cover with a damp paper towel while making the remaining dumplings to prevent them from drying out. 8. Heat a medium to large-size skillet on medium heat and add the canola oil (2 tablespoons per batch). 9. Add the dumplings and let cook until the bottom side is a golden brown. Only cook one side at this time. 10. Transfer the wontons back to the cookie sheet. 11. Heat another medium to large-size skillet on medium heat and add the water. 12. When the water starts to boil, transfer the dumplings back to the pan, cooked side up 13. Cover the pan and set the burner on low to steam the dumplings. 14. Let cook until the pork is fully cooked and the water has evaporated (about 8 to 10 minutes). 15. Remove the lid (water should be evaporated by this time), let cook for just a moment to brown the bottoms of the dumplings. 16. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and serve immediately while hot with dipping sauce.

FRIED PORK DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Lightly beat 1 egg in a large bowl. Add the pork, bacon, cabbage, chives, ginger, sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the sugar, garlic, soy sauce and cornstarch; mix with your hands until combined.
• Lightly beat the remaining egg in a small bowl with 1 tablespoon water. Set 1 dumpling wrapper on a clean surface (keep the rest covered with a damp paper towel so they don't dry out). Scoop 1 heaping teaspoonful of the pork mixture onto the center of the wrapper. Dab a finger into the egg mixture and brush along the edges of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper in half and press the edges together to seal, then transfer to a baking sheet. Cover with a damp paper towel while you form the remaining dumplings.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 3 batches, add the dumplings and arrange in a single layer; cook until the bottoms start to brown, about 30 seconds. Add 2/3 cup water, cover and cook 3 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the bottoms are crisp and golden brown, about 2 more minutes. Loosen the dumplings from the pan with a spatula and transfer to a serving plate. Add 2 more tablespoons oil to the pan between batches.
• Ponzu Dipping Sauce
• Combine 3 tablespoons ponzu sauce, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil and 1 chopped scallion in a small bowl.

PORK AND CHIVE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except cilantro stems, chives, and wrappers) in a large bowl, then stir in cilantro stems and chives. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice to keep chilled while forming dumplings.
• Place a slightly rounded teaspoon of filling in center of a wrapper and moisten area around filling with water. Fold in half to form a crescent and press to seal. Moisten one corner and bring corners together, pressing them, to form a tortellini-shaped dumpling. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
• Cook dumplings in a large pot of gently simmering water until pork is just cooked, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a platter.