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Northern Chinese Beef Dumplings

It’s no secret I’m a huge dumpling fan, and these beefy parcels of heaven are a pure flavour sensation. I love the hum of the Sichuan in the background, and with a chilli oil kick on top? Epic! If you have time, try making homemade dumpling wrappers – they really do make all the difference come folding time.

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Northern Chinese Beef Dumplings

PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
25 minutes
SERVES
Makes 24
Ingredients

24 gow gee or gyoza wrappers (or try my homemade dumpling wrappers) 

chilli oil, to serve (try my homemade chilli oil) 

soy sauce, to serve 

coriander leaves (cilantro), finely chopped, to serve 

spring onions (scallions), finely sliced, to serve 

  

Filling: 

1 tsp cumin seeds 

1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns 

200g (7 oz) beef mince 

1½ tbsp soy sauce 

1 garlic clove, finely chopped 

3 tbsp finely chopped coriander (cilantro) 

1 tbsp finely grated ginger 

1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) 

2 tbsp water 

Steps
  • Step 1

    For the filling, toast the cumin seeds and Sichuan peppercorns in a dry frying pan over high heat. When the spices are fragrant and just starting to smoke, transfer them to a mortar. Use a pestle to grind them to a fine powder. Transfer to a large bowl and add the remaining filling ingredients. Mix well. 

  • Step 2

    Place 2 heaped teaspoons of filling in the centre of a gow gee wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with a little water. Fold the bottom of the wrapper over the filling and make two pleats, one each side of centre – or pleat however you like! Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers. 

  • Step 3

    To cook the dumplings, bring a large pot of water to the boil. Make sure you have a large bowl of room temperature water ready and close to hand, too. Add the dumplings to the boiling water and then immediately pour in the room temperature water to stop the water from boiling (this method allows the filling to cook through before the wrapper gets too soggy!). Cook for about 4 minutes or until cooked through. 

  • Step 4

    Use a slotted spoon to transfer the dumplings to serving bowls. Drizzle with chilli oil and soy sauce. Scatter over the coriander and spring onion, and serve. 

  • Notes
    Notes:

    – More ground beef recipes here!

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Julie
October 12, 2022

Much easier than ever expected!

Made the chili oil a couple days prior to making the dumplings so that all the flavors could take hold. The dumplings themselves came together super easy and very quickly! The flavors were amazing! So many different flavors working together. I will keep this recipe in my stash forever!

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