![]() ![]() Fill a large skillet with water, place the basket over the pan and bring to a boil.Once all of your dumplings are ready, if you have a bamboo steamer line it parchment paper ( this one with holes works really well, or cut small squares for each dumpling).Place the dumpling on a lined baking sheet, gently pressing down to flatten the bottom.In the end you will have about 3 pleats from one end to the other. Once you make one pleat, press down gently to seal the dough together, and move onto the next one.Then, starting at one edge, use your thumb and forefinger to make pleats about 1/4 inch apart. While holding the wrapper, fold it in half over the filling.Next dip your finger in water and wet the outside 1/4 inch of the wrapper all the way around. ![]() Place about 2 teaspoons of filling into the center of a wonton wrapper/.Combine ground pork, green onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and black pepper until well combined.I use a 10 inch skillet, with a 9 inch basket and usually fill the pan with about 2 inches of water. You don’t need to cook at a high heat, once the water starts boiling, you can reduce the heat to medium, and steam for 12-15 minutes. Make sure you have enough water in the pan when you are steaming.Extra air will try to escape when they steam, and can make things a little harder to deal with and they can fall apart. When you fold your wrapper over, you want to make sure you are folding around the meat, and get rid of any extra air. This makes it a lot easier to work with, and leaves enough room for the steam to circulate and really cook the dumplings. But if you don’t, you want to cut them in squares, one for each dumplings. If you have the kind with wholes you can use a whole sheet. When you steam dumplings in any steamer, they tend to stick. Line your basket with parchment paper.This will steam and just make your dumplings mushy. Just make sure you barely moisten the edges, and don’t get any extra water in the filling. Yes, the instructions say to run your finger along the edge with water to help seal the wrappers. Your dumplings will be less likely to fall apart as they cook and you eat them. Get in there and mix with your hands to really combine everything. But with dumplings you really want to mix the filling together. Sometimes with burgers you don’t want to really work the meat too much and change the texture. You can even use a combination of meats, or add chopped shrimp. But ground turkey and ground chicken are also great options. Can I Use Other MeatĪbsolutely! Our favorite is ground pork, so that is what I used. You just need something to suspend the food over the water, that allows the steam to fully circulate and cook the food. So just check the size of the pans you have and make sure they are large enough and can fill with about 2 inches of water.ĭon’t worry, if you don’t have a bamboo steamer, you can still make these! For years, I used my Vegetable Steamer Basket to steam dumplings. ![]() You need to be able to add enough water to steam for 12-15 minutes, depending on what you are making. You can even use it to heat frozen store bought dumplings! You want a basket that fits over the top of a large skillet, that you can fill with water. They are very inexpensive, and I use it far more than I ever thought I would. If you have a Bamboo Steamer that is the best to use. ![]()
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