Recipe courtesy of Jason Wang

Spicy and Sour Lamb Dumplings

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 10 to 15 dumplings, plus extra wrappers
  • Total: 2 hr 20 min (includes resting time)
  • Active: 1 hr
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Ingredients

Meat Filling:

500 grams ground lamb

50 grams fresh ginger root, finely minced 

50 grams scallions, finely minced 

25 grams sesame oil 

20 grams soy sauce 

15 grams cooking wine 

2 large eggs 

5 grams salt 

5 grams ground Szechuan pepper 

5 grams ground white pepper 

Dumpling Wrappers:

Pinch of salt

250 grams all-purpose flour 

Black vinegar, chili oil and soy sauce, for serving

Fresh cilantro, for serving

Directions

Special equipment:
a Chinese-style rolling pin
  1. For the meat filling: In a large bowl, mix together the lamb, ginger, scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce, cooking wine, eggs, salt, Szechuan pepper and white pepper until evenly combined.
  2. For the dumpling wrappers: Add a pinch of salt to the flour. Slowly add water to achieve a soft, springy (but not mushy) dough. Let the dough rest for 1 hour.
  3. Roll the dough into a long even rope (about 1 inch thick). Cut into short coins (about 1/2 inch thick; about 60 total). Use a Chinese-style rolling pin to roll the each piece into a small thin circular wrapper. Fill the wrappers with the meat filling.
  4. Bring a pot of water to boil. Add just enough dumplings so they don't crowd together. When the water starts to boil again, add 1/4 cup cold water to cool down the water. When the waters starts to boil again, repeat adding the cold water. Do this 3 times and then fish out the dumplings. Serve with black vinegar, chili oil and soy sauce to taste. Top with some cilantro.

Natalie C.

Great recipe, better dumplings!! Perfect dough and great flavor.

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