Quick post since I have to leave the house really quickly!
KODO taiko members are visiting the community center for a pot luck tonight I originally wanted to make some vietnamese style spring rolls for some healthy but someone else got the same idea hahah XD
I decided to make fried dumplings: vegetarian style and pork.
You can see the recipe for the vegetarian ones over at one of my favourite blogs, No Recipes: http://norecipes.com/blog/vegetarian-gyoza-potstickers/
To make them really vegan-friendly though, I omitted the egg. I also didn’t have cabbage handy so I used nappa cabbage. After tasting it though, I definitely think 3 shiitake mushrooms is NOT enough since it tasted like I was only eating quinoa. Even after adding 5 of them, the ratio of quinoa to mushroom was too much. Next time I’ll probably half the quinoa, double the mushrooms and maybe up the garlic/onion depending on how it tasted then.
The pork dumplings were made with minced pork, shiitake mushrooms, 4 stalks of green onions, garlic, salt and pepper. My dad helped me fry them since I was short on time today. He prefers just crisping the bottom side of the dumplings before steaming while I like frying the two sides. Still not a super good dumpling maker yet but at least I don’t think I had any open ones 😀
The vegetarian dumplings!
All those dumplings…. x_x
too much quinoa! but still tasty 🙂
Phew, off to get ready now! Check out KODO taiko drummers in the meantime! If you’re in Montreal, I encourage you to check out the Kaguyahime ballet. They’ll be playing there more as support musicians but still incredible nonetheless!
Tagged: dumplings, home cooking
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All those dumplings…looks heavenly!
Haha thank you! They’re really easy to make and freeze pretty well for a quick meal 😀
There are never leftovers to freeze in our house. I haven’t mastered folding them as nicely as you!
Haha well I usually only cook for myself and with winter coming, I get pretty lazy ;D
I love your home recipes on your blog though! Looking to try some pumpkin related ones since I’ve never cooked it 🙂
Thanks so much! There will be more pumpkin recipes coming, I Have tons of it!
looks amazing! I’m not a big fan of dumplings, but maybe that’s because I haven’t had amazing ones yet. I’d like to make more at home one day, maybe have a dumplings party haha.
I’d be all up for a dumpling party! XD We should make some when you get back :3
I’ve been thinking about learning to make xiao long bao (soup filled dumplings) though… is there anyone you know who might be able to give you a recipe/instructions how to make them?
IF there isn’t, we can always Google one haha. I don’t really like xiao long bao because the soup always ends up burning my tongue 😛 maybe if we made some with extra shiitake mushrooms, it’d be delicious haha
You have to nibble the dumpling skin, then drink the soup! Not just munch on it hahaha
I figured becuase you’re like in the home country where XLB were invented, you’d be able to get an authentic recipe for it because I REALLY WANNA MAKE SOME
Also any moon cake recipe/instructions?
I’ll look into finding recipes. As for mooncakes, the people who invited us gave us the recipe. I just didn’t know enough Chinese to understand anything they said other than Glutinous Rice Flour.