Homemade Mandu (Korean Dumplings)
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Homemade Mandu (Korean Dumplings)
Description
This recipe involves finely chopping Napa cabbage, salting it to remove moisture, and combining it with boiled and chopped glass noodles, minced pork, and aromatic vegetables like Asian chives and leeks. The filling is flavored with soy sauce, mirim (sweet rice wine), ginger paste, sesame oil, and black pepper, creating a complex yet balanced savory profile.
Dumplings are shaped using either half-moon folds or pleated edges by placing filling in the center of wrappers and sealing with water-moistened edges. The care in folding helps retain the filling during cooking. These dumplings can be cooked fresh or frozen for storage.
A practical freezing tip is to place the uncooked dumplings on a flour-dusted tray ensuring they don’t touch, freeze until solid, then transfer to zip-lock bags for storage up to three months. This aids meal prep convenience and retains texture.
Ingredients
- 40 dumpling wrappers about 5-inch (13 cm) diameter, Korean style
For mandu filling
- 7 oz (200 g) Napa cabbage
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 oz (85 g) glass noodles Korean (dangmyeon
- 1 1/2 lb (680 g) pork minced
- 1 cup (25 g) Asian chives finely chopped
- 1 cup (80 g) asian leek or green onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet rice wine mirim
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
For dipping sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp gochugaru optional, Korean chili flakes
Instructions
To make the mandu filling
- Chop napa cabbage very finely and put it in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt and toss together; let it sit for 10 minutes. When the cabbage becomes lifeless, squeeze it out to get rid of moisture.
- Boil Korean sweet potato noodles according to the package directions, about 6-7 minutes. Rinse in cold water and drain well. Chop into small pieces.
- Put pork, cabbage, chives, leeks, and noodles in a large mixing bowl. Season with soy sauce, sweet rice wine, ginger, sesame oil, and pepper; mix well with your hand until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
To shape half moon dumplings
- Put a heaping tablespoon of filling in the middle of wrapper, wet the edges of wrapper with water using your finger. Fold the wrapper in half and pinch the edges together. Bring the both ends toward the center. Pinch the ends together to complete.
To shape pleated dumplings
- Put some filling in the middle of the wrapper and wet the edges with water using your finger. Bring one edge to the other and pinch in the center first, then make a small pleat on one side facing toward the center. Continue to make more pleats, usually about 4 pleats. Create the same number of pleats on the other side, facing the pleats toward the center.
To steam the mandu (dumplings)
- Bring a small amount of water in a large pot to boil. Make sure the bottom of your steamer doesn't touch the water. Place mandu without touching each other in a bamboo steamer (or regular steamer), lined with a cheese cloth or a steam liner. When the water boils, place the steamer over or in the pot. Cover and steam for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Meanwhile, make dipping sauce to go with dumplings. Combine all the sauce ingredients and drizzle it over dumplings.
Notes
- Sprinkle flour on a tray to prevent dumplings from sticking when freezing.
- Freeze dumplings individually on the tray until solid before transferring to a freezer bag for storage up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 425 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 425kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1357mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 545mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1822IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 105mg | 11% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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