#03 Classic meat dumplings

Goggi Mandu 고기만두

DUMPLINGS 50-60 / PREPARE 30 MINS / MAKE 30 MINS

You can make a variety of dishes with classic meat dumplings from steamed or fried dumplings to rice cake soup and dumpling hot pot. Making dumplings by yourself is really rewarding as homemade dumplings are a lot tastier than manufactured dumplings from supermarket.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups of pork mince

• 1 cup of beef mince

• 1 pack of asian chives (wash and dry before use)

• 5-7 Shiitake mushrooms (if using dried ones, soak them in water)

• Half onion

• Half package of large tofu

• 1 tbsp of minced garlic

• 1 tbsp of chopped Thai chilli (optional)

• Salt

• Soy sauce

• Sugar

• Sesame oil

• Grind pepper

• 2 packs of large dumpling skins (diametre: 9-10cm)

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Method

Make dumpling fillings

1. Season pork and beef mince with 1 tbsp of sesame oil, 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of grind pepper and mix them well in a large bowl.

2. Chop Shiitake mushroom and half of onion. Season them with 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of sugar and 2 tsp of sesame oil in the small bowl then move it to the large bowl next to the meat.

3. Chop a pack of Asian chives into 1cm long, mix it with 1 tbsp of sesame oil in the small bowl and move it to the large bowl.

4. Squeeze a half pack of hard tofu with paper towel, mix it with a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp of sesame oil in the small bowl then move it to the large bowl.

5. Add 1 tbsp of minced garlic and mix all the ingredients in the large bowl with hands.

6. If you like some spicy kick in your dumplings, add 1-2 tbsp of chopped chillis (we use 2-3 Thai chillis without seeds)

Make dumplings

1. Prepare a small bowl of water, a large tray covered with cling film and dumpling skins and a spoon on the worktop.

2. Hold a dumpling skin on one hand, scoop a spoon of dumpling fillings and put it on the skin.

3. Apply a little bit of water to one edge of the skin using fingertips to make the skin sticky.

4. Fold the dumpling skin in half over the filling and press edges together.

5. Join the ends together into the shape of fortune cookies as above.

6. Put the complete dumpling on the tray.

7. Once done, put the dumpling tray into the freezer.

8. Check if dumpling have become hard enough to keep its shape.

9. If yes, move dumplings from the tray to food bags.

10. Put them back to the freezer.

11. Cook them in your favourite way - fried, steamed or in a soup - when you are hungry.