Dumpling Soup
MyCookingDiary says: To celebrate Chinese New Year, I made dumplings with mushrooms, tofu, and napa cabbage. My boyfriend helped wrapping the little parcels, and we boiled them in a homemade vegetable broth with baby bak choy.
Makes 30 to 50 dumplings
- 1 bunch Asian or wild mushrooms, sliced
- 1-inch piece ginger, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 packet firm tofu
- Napa cabbage
- Vegetable oil
- Soy sauce
- Mirin
- Sesame oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 or 2 packet Gyoza wrappers
- In a frying pan, sauté ginger, garlic, and green onions in a little vegetable oil, until they’re softened but not brown.
- Raise the heat and add the mushrooms. Stir fry for a few minutes, then stir in some soy sauce, mirin, and salt and pepper to taste.
- In a large mixing bowl, crumble the tofu with a fork or chopsticks.
- Finely shred some napa cabbage, add it to the tofu together with the mushroom mixture. Stir well, add a little sesame oil, and more seasoning if needed.
- Put a spoonful of filling in a sheet of gyoza wrapper (defrost if frozen). Seal the edges with a little cold water, and wrap the dumplings into half-moons. Pinch and pleat the edges.
- Boil the dumplings in vegetable broth for a couple of minutes. Serve them piping hot in a bowl of broth, with a few strands of blanched baby bak choy, and cilantro leaves.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dumplings







over 1 year ago petrichor
I've always been a little weary of making my own dumplings but you make it sound easy. Coupled with my random craving for cabbage soup, I think this is the perfect recipe for my weekend!
almost 2 years ago fiveandspice
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These look wonderful! I can't eat tofu, though - would you use pork as an alternative filling? Or something else?
almost 2 years ago MyCookingDiary
I'm sure ground pork will work wonderfully! Pork always tastes amazing in dumplings. I don't eat meat so I used tofu. Would love to know how the recipe turns out for you.
almost 2 years ago kmartinelli
Looks beautiful and sounds delicious!
almost 2 years ago MyCookingDiary
Thanks! Love your recipes too, with all the bold and interesting flavors.
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almost 2 years ago drbabs
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Your soup looks delicious and your photo is gorgeous! Welcome to Food52!
almost 2 years ago MyCookingDiary
Thanks for the warm welcoming!
almost 2 years ago monkeymom
Your blog is gorgeous...and this looks great!
almost 2 years ago MyCookingDiary
Thanks so much! I'm new to food52, so it's great to read all your comments!
about 2 years ago mrslarkin
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Yum! And I just bought a pack of gyoza wrappers from the Chinese grocer the other day. Hey, your blog is cool! Beautiful photos!
almost 2 years ago MyCookingDiary
Thanks! Did you try out the dumpling recipe? Hope you like it. Likewise, looking forward to cooking some of your recipes too!