Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Vietnam as Sủi cảo luộc kiểu Trung Quốc (Chinese style boiled dumplings)

Chinese Style Boiled Dumplings (Sủi cảo luộc kiểu Trung Quốc)

Name: Chinese Style Boiled Dumplings (Sủi cảo luộc kiểu Trung Quốc)
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: Serves 3-4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic; 1 equal amount of ginger (about 2 cloves worth); 2 dried shiitake mushrooms; 1 egg; 2 2/3 tablespoons water (40 ml); 2 tablespoons sake (Japanese cooking wine); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon five spice powder; 2 bunches garlic chives; 1 white scallion; 14 oz minced pork (about 400 grams); 5 1/3 oz shrimp (about 150 grams); 1 tablespoon potato starch; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 30-40 dumpling wrappers

Mie @miecooks

Tokyo, Nhật Bản

My fiancé is from Beijing, which is famous for its dumplings. In Japan, fried dumplings are the most popular, but Beijing-style dumplings are boiled.

When I visited my fiancé's family in Beijing 2-3 years ago, they taught me how to make Beijing-style dumplings, but they didn't measure the seasonings. So I found a recipe on Cookpad Japan that looked similar and adjusted it to match how my fiancé's family makes them.

It takes some time to make, but I freeze some so I can enjoy them when I'm busy.

My fiancé is from Beijing, which is famous for its dumplings. In Japan, fried dumplings are the most popular, but Beijing-style dumplings are boiled.

It takes some time to make, but I freeze some so I can enjoy them when I'm busy.

Mie @miecooks

Tokyo, Nhật Bản

My fiancé is from Beijing, which is famous for its dumplings. In Japan, fried dumplings are the most popular, but Beijing-style dumplings are boiled.

It takes some time to make, but I freeze some so I can enjoy them when I'm busy.

My fiancé is from Beijing, which is famous for its dumplings. In Japan, fried dumplings are the most popular, but Beijing-style dumplings are boiled.

It takes some time to make, but I freeze some so I can enjoy them when I'm busy.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 3-4 servings

2 clovesgarlic
1equal amount of ginger (about 2 cloves worth)
2dried shiitake mushrooms
1egg
2 2/3 tablespoonswater (40 ml)
2 tablespoonssake (Japanese cooking wine)
2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1/2 teaspoonsugar
1 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonpepper
1 teaspoonfive spice powder
2 bunchesgarlic chives
1white scallion
14 ozminced pork (about 400 grams)
5 1/3 ozshrimp (about 150 grams)
1 tablespoonpotato starch
2 teaspoonssesame oil
30-40dumpling wrappers

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Steps

1 hour 30 minutes

1

Mince the garlic, ginger, and dried shiitake mushrooms.
2

Beat the egg and add the minced garlic, ginger, shiitake mushrooms, water, sake, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and five spice powder.
3

Cut the garlic chives into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cm) and finely mince the white scallion. Set aside.
4

Roughly chop the shrimp. Don't cut them too small so you can enjoy the texture.
5

Add the minced pork to the egg mixture and mix with clean hands until fully combined and sticky.
6

Add the chopped shrimp and potato starch, and mix well.
7

Add the vegetables and mix. Add the sesame oil last and mix again.
8

Assemble the dumplings.
9

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the dumplings. When the water returns to a boil after adding the dumplings, add another cup of water. Repeat this step three times. Make sure the dumplings are cooked through, then they're done!
10

For dipping sauce, you can use soy sauce, but people in Beijing love a vinegar called Chinkiang vinegar. I also really like using sweet chili sauce.

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Published in the US on August 17, 2025 14:01

Tokyo, Nhật Bản

A food lover who loves befriending people from all around the world, learning about their backgrounds, cultures, languages and of course food. 🥰✨I grew up in Japan, US, Brazil + lived in India and Italy while my husband is a Japanese who grew up in China / US so we love eating food from everywhere 🌎Rất vui được làm quen với bạn!