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pork shrimp dumplings

Easy & Simple Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

Christie Lai
Pork and Shrimp Dumplings. Crispy savoury morsels of pork and shrimp packed in a wrapper. Flavoured with soy sauce, sesame and garlic. These dumplings are very easy to make and work well as a side dish, appetizer or main.
5 from 11 votes
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Prep Time 55 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 7 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 5
Calories per serving 411 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb dumpling wrappers circular kind (approx. 45 wrappers)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Dumpling Filling:

Instructions
 

To make dumplings:

  • In a large mixing bowl, add your filling ingredients and mix in one direction until the mixture breaks down and the minced pork and shrimp become a paste. If you have a food processor, add your filling ingredients and grind until it’s pasty and well combined.
  • Then add 1 heaping teaspoon of the filling onto the center of the wrapper. Brush some water on the wrapper around the filling.
  • Fold the wrapper into a semi-circle, then pinch the edges. To make it fancier: pleat the edges from the middle outwards and pinch them together. Ensure the edges are completely sealed.

To cook dumplings:

  • In a non stick frying pan set over medium high heat, add vegetable oil. Then lower dumplings in flat side down. Allow this to fry until the bottoms have turned brown and crispy, about 5 minutes. Monitor this.
  • Then pour ½ - ¾ cup water into the pan and cover with a lid. Lower heat to low-medium and let this steam until all the water evaporates and the filling is cooked, about 6-7 minutes. The filling should not be pasty and should be chewy.
  • Serve and enjoy with your favourite side or dipping sauce.
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Nutrition
Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 748mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 4mg