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Pork Chive Dumplings

Pork and Chive Dumplings are one of the most common you'll find in China. We think this recipe is the ULTIMATE pork and chive dumpling!

Prep Time
1 hr 35 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8
Calories: 421 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the infused oil:
  • ¼ cup neutral oil (such as vegetable, canola, or avocado oil)
  • 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 star anise
  • 5 cloves garlic
For the liquid puree:
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (chopped)
  • 1/3 cup scallion (roughly chopped)
To finish the recipe:
  • 1 pound ground pork 80/20 meat to fat ratio
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
  • 1½ teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon five spice powder
  • ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt (we used ½ teaspoon)
  • 2 cups Chinese garlic chives (finely chopped)
  • 1-2 packs store-bought dumpling wrappers

Instructions

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  1. To a small saucepan over medium heat, add the oil, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and garlic cloves. Heat the oil and allow the spices to infuse it for about 5 minutes, until the garlic cloves are lightly browned. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
  2. Add the water, ginger, and scallions to a food processor. Puree until smooth.
  3. Add the ground pork to a mixing bowl. Add the ginger scallion puree to the pork in three batches, whipping in one direction until the pork completely absorbs the liquid puree each time before adding the next batch.
  4. Next, add the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, white pepper, five spice powder, and salt. Mix well, whipping the filling in one direction until the mixture resembles a paste.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix together the finely chopped garlic chives (you must finely chop them, or the filling may not bind together as well) and the infused oil (pour it in through a strainer). Combine the chives with the meat mixture, and whip until well-combined. Now you are ready to wrap the dumplings!
  6. Set up a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, a small bowl of water, and keep your dumpling wrappers under a damp paper towel to prevent them from drying out. To assemble a dumpling, dip your finger into the water, and wet the outer edges of the round wrapper. Add about 1 tablespoon of filling to the center of the wrapper, and pleat closed, making sure that the dumpling is tightly sealed. (Learn how to pleat dumplings here.) Place on the parchment-lined sheet pan so the dumplings are spaced slightly apart, and repeat until you’ve run out of filling/wrappers.

Notes

  • Makes 4 dozen dumplings.
  • Makes 4 dozen dumplings.
  • Follow our dumpling cooking instructions for steaming, pan-frying, or boiling. Alternatively, you can freeze them. Cover the tray with clean plastic grocery bags, and place in the freezer overnight. Once the dumplings are frozen solid, transfer to freezer bags for longer term storage (they keep at best quality for about 2 months in the freezer).
  • Follow our
  • dumpling cooking instructions
  • for steaming, pan-frying, or boiling. Alternatively, you can freeze them. Cover the tray with clean plastic grocery bags, and place in the freezer overnight. Once the dumplings are frozen solid, transfer to freezer bags for longer term storage (they keep at best quality for about 2 months in the freezer).

Nutrition Information

Calories 421kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 0.03g Cholesterol 47mg (16%) Sodium 743mg (31%) Potassium 299mg (9%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 498IU (10%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 421

% Daily Value*

Calories 421kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 0.03g 2%
Cholesterol 47mg 16%
Sodium 743mg 31%
Potassium 299mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 498IU 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.