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Beef Dumplings

Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 16 Dumplings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 300 g Minced Beef
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Spring Onion
  • 1 Thumb Size Ginger
  • 1 tsp White Pepper
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  • Dumpling pastries
Dipping Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 tbsp Chili oil

Steps
 

  1. Finely chop up garlic, spring onion, ginger. Add to beef. Add white pepper, sesame oil, light soy sauce, and sichuan peppercorns. Mix everything in by hand.
  2. Put a small spoon of filling into pastry sheets. Rub some water on edges of sheet and pleat the edges.
  3. Heat oil in a shallow frying pan on high heat and place dumplings into the pan, flat side down. Fry dumplings till the base is golden brown. Then, using a lid as a shield, pour a small splash of water into the pan until the base of the dumplings are covered. Cover quickly with lid and steam for 5-8 mins on medium heat until all water has evaporated. Once the pan is completely dry of water, allow dumplings to crisp up on the bottom for a further minute.
  4. Make the dipping sauce by mixing soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and chili oil.

Video

Notes

  • These will stick to a pan easily if you don't use high heat. 
  • Highly recommend watching the video to learn how to fold dumplings.