Dumplings in spicy nut sauce
These vegan dumplings are filled crunchy vegetables, then boiled and slathered in a tasty and spicy peanut sauce and served with blanched bok choy. The recipe is delicious and yields about 20-25 dumplings.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 package dumpling wrapper thaw to room temperature
- 5 cups shredded cabbage
- ½ cup shredded carrot
- ½ cup chopped King oyster mushrooms or any low moisture mushrooms
- ½ cup finely chopped jicama for texture (optional)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
Filling seasoning
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce/tamari
- 1 tablespoon mushrooms stir fry sauce
Spicy nut sauce
- ½ cup chunky nut butter
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce/tamari
- 2 tablespoons Chenkiang vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted white sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon chili oil with sediment
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
Dumpling
- To prepare the filling, heat a non-stick pan with 1 tablespoon oil, sauté ginger and garlic until fragrant.
- Then add in carrot, mushrooms, cabbage, jicama and stir fry until cabbage starts to wilt. Seasoned with sauce and adjust taste accordingly.
- Place mixture on a sieve over a bowl and squeeze as much liquid out as possible then add in chopped cilantro.
- To make the dumplings, place a wrapper on one palm and wet the side with water. Then, spoon about 1 tablespoon mixture and place it in the middle of the wrapper. Bring both sides together and press to seal tightly to remove as many air bubbles as possible.
- To cook dumplings, bring a deep shallow pot with water to boil. While water is boiling, drop dumplings in slowly using a slotted spoon (cook in few batches).
- Let dumplings cook until they float up and let afloat for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until the wrapper turns translucent. To serve, ladle dumplings to a bowl and pour the sauce over.
Spicy nut sauce
- Whisk sauce ingredients in a bowl until all incorporated.
Notes
- To lighten up the sauce, whisk it with few tablespoons of hot water until well combined. Adjust taste accordingly.
- Suitable nut butter for this recipe includes peanut, almond, and cashew.