These Pork Dumplings with Peanut Sauce are absolutely delicious. They are filled with a flavorful pork mixture. For the sauce, we love using probably the best peanut butter we’ve every had from Cape May Peanut Butter Company. Find your local Asian market and get some dumpling wrappers. If you don’t have access to an Asian market, go with wonton wrappers…or, easily order the dumpling wrappers (as well as the bamboo steamer) in the H2FaL Marketplace!
Now, watch Kris and Wesley make these awesome Pork Dumplings with Peanut Sauce, then read the full recipe below.
Pork Dumplings with Peanut Sauce
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Pork Dumplings with Peanut Sauce are absolutely amazing and not hard to make! Order the best peanut butter on the planet from www.CapeMayPeanutButterCo.com!. Amazing!
Author: Kris Longwell
Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
- ½ lb ground pork
- 2 green onions, green and white parts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- FOR THE SAUCE:
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot chili oil (or more, to taste)
- Salt and pepper
- FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
- 25 dumpling dough skins*
- 1 bowl of water
- 4 large banana leaves*, for steaming (optional...but adds to the authentic flavor)
- *Available in the Asian section of your supermarket, or at an Asian Market
Instructions
- PREPARE THE FILLING:
- Combine the pork, onions, ginger, garlic, soy and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside.
- ASSEMBLE THE DUMPLINGS:
- On a work surface, lay out 10 wrappers at a time.
- With a spoon, scoop about 1 to 2 teaspoons of the filling in the center of each square.
- Brush the outer edges of the wrappers with water and then close them over in a triangle, or a half-moon shape.
- Press the dough around the filling to avoid air bubbles.
- Repeat, until filling is all used.
- Heat about 2 inches of water in your wok.
- If using, place tear the banana leaves so the fit snug on each level of your steamer. (optional)
- Once the water is simmering, place the dumplings in your steamer, cover the steamer, and then place in the wok.
- Steam for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile...
- MAKE THE PEANUT SAUCE:
- In a medium-size saucepan, bring all the ingredients to a boil, stirring with a whisk.
- Simmer gently for about 4 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm on low heat.
- PREPARE THE DISH:
- Add the steamed dumplings to your serving bowl.
- Ladle the peanut sauce over the top.
- Garnish with chopped scallions.
- Enjoy!
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