Kimchi Dumplings

Kimchi is tasty and healthy. I made some to fill up a whole bucket the other day. Then I can take some out as an appetizer for my daily meal. It’s very handy. Well, sometimes you want something different like me. How about making some dumplings with these delicious kimchi? I made some more uncooked dumplings and store in freezer just in case I crave for some during breakfast, lunch or even afternoon tea. If you have more time, do try making your own dumpling wrappers. It'll take your dumplings up a lever for sure.

Kimchi Dumplings Recipe

(Printable recipe) By Christine’s Recipes
Course: Pan-fry, Snack
Cuisine: Asian
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Yield: Makes 40

Ingredients:

• 160 gm kimchi, homemade or store-bought
• 390 gm pork mince
• 1 packet (40 pieces) dumpling wrappers, homemade or store-bought
• 1 tsp kimchi juice
• 2 to 3 Tbsp water
• ¼ cups boiling water, for cooing dumplings

Marinade:

• 1½ Tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 3½ tsp cornflour / cornstarch
• 1 tsp shaoxing wine
• sesame oil, to taste
• white pepper, to taste

Method:

1. Put on plastic gloves and squeeze the moist out from the kimchi. Finely chop. Set aside. Combine the pork mince, kimchi and the marinade well. Use a pair of chop sticks or your hand to stir towards one direction until the mixture is elastic. Gradually add the kimchi juice and water bit by bit until the moist is well absorbed. Chill the filling for 30 minutes.
2. Wrap a heaped spoon of filling with a dumpling wrapper. Repeat this step to wrap the remaining fillings. Please refer to this video, “How To Wrap a Dumpling”.
3. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Place the dumplings in one single layer without touching each other. Cook until the dumpling bottoms are brown. Pour in ¼ cups of boiling water. Cover and cook until the water is dried up. Sprinkle a few drops of sesame oil if desired. Served hot.

Notes：

• By stirring in as much water as possible, the pork mince filling won’t be dried or tough. If you’re into more spicy, hot taste, you may add more kimchi sauce instead. Or replace the kimchi sauce with water if you don’t like them hot.
• It’s better to wear plastic gloves while cutting kimchi.
• About storing uncooked dumplings in freezer: Put them in a single layer on a lined pan. When they are hardened, you can transfer them in a plastic freezer bag. They can be kept in freezer for up to 2 months. When you crave from some, just cook them on a heated pan followed the above instructions. No need to thaw them in advance. It only takes 10 minutes more of cooking time.