Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup water, cold
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb napa cabbage, root cut off, cabbage halved lengthwise
¾ lb ground pork
2 green onions, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
1 tbsp dark or regular soy sauce, dark or regular
½ tbsp garlic, finely grated
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
¾ tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
soy sauce, to serve
Preparation
Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and slowly add cold water and vegetable oil.
Stir the flour until the dough starts to form.
Dust your workstation with flour and knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
Let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Heat a steam basket above boiling water.
Place the cabbage in the steam basket and steam it for about 20 minutes until tender.
Transfer the cabbage to a colander and squeeze the remaining water out.
Chop the cabbage evenly.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cabbage, pork, ginger, soy sauce, green onions, garlic, salt, sesame oil, and vegetable oil.
Once all the ingredients are all combined, refrigerate them for at least 1 hour.
Take out your dough and cut it into 4 parts. Take 1 part (cover the rest with plastic to prevent them from developing skin) and roll it out into a log. Cut it into 12 smaller pieces. Roll each small dough into a perfect circle.
Take one small dough and press it to form a round disk. Roll it with a rolling pin to make it about. Make the edge thinner than the middle because you have to fold them to seal your dumplings.
Once the wrappers are prepared, scoop 1 tablespoon of the filling and place it in
Pull the sides of the dough up and seal the top center. Make small indentations to the center of the wrapper. Make it visually pleasing.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the dumplings (in batches) in the boiling water carefully and let them cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Once your Asian dumplings float to the surface, wait for them to be filled with air and get swollen, and the wrapper to become almost transparent.
Transfer the dumplings to a plate. Serve them with your desired sauce and enjoy.
