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29 delicious dumpling ideas for dinner

For something so small, dumplings sure pack in a lot of flavour!
pan fried choy sum with a quickle on a plate

They're served with a 'quickle' aka a quick pickle.

Whether you love them simmering in a beautiful broth, steamed to perfection or crispy and fried, these dumplings are the perfect idea for a light, tasty dinner.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM and pork soup dumplings
November 30, 1975

Shiitake mushroom and pork soup dumplings

Dumplings can be assembled, then frozen in an airtight container up to a week ahead. Steam dumplings for 12 minutes from frozen. Soup dumplings or xialongbao, as they are called Yum Cha restaurants, are a shanghainese speciality. They are commonly filled with minced pork and a firm, gelatine-rich stock, which turns to a soup when […]
By Women's Weekly Food
duck and green onion gyoza
February 28, 2011

Duck and green onion gyoza

Gyoza wrappers are thin pastry rounds made from wheat flour that the Japanese use to wrap around fillings for dumplings and pot stickers. If unavailable, substitute gow gee wrappers. Note
By Women's Weekly Food
Money Bag Dumplings
January 30, 2013

Money bag dumplings

To make vegetarian, use 250g mashed firm tofu instead of chicken, and swap fish sauce for soy sauce. Don’t overfill dumplings, as some fillings expand during cooking. Note
By Women's Weekly Food
Photographer: Dean Wilmot/Stylist: Louise Bickle
Lunch
July 1, 2009

Ravioli with Asian greens

Ravioli are little pillows of pasta stuffed with a variety of delicious fillings including meat, fish, cheese and vegetables, and they don’t have to be an Italian delicacy. This ravioli with greens recipe takes the basic form and fills it with the spices and flavours of Asia.
By Women's Weekly Food
prawn wontons with sweet chilli sauce
November 30, 1976

Prawn wontons with sweet chilli sauce

You can deep-fry wontons in vegetable oil, in batches, until browned all over. Uncooked wontons are suitable to freeze, use a sheet of baking paper between each layer of wontons. There’s no need to defrost them before cooking. Serve steamed wontons either using the bamboo steamer as a tray or sit each wonton on a […]
By Women's Weekly Food

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