The Best Pork Cabbage Dumplings Recipe

Who doesn't like dumplings? My favorite dumplings are pillowy and stuffed with salty-savory meat. Really? Love them with any filling! They're wonderful and addictive.

INGREDIENTS

For the Dumpling 1. 1 pound ground pork 2. 1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped (about 3 green onions) 3. 1/2 inch knob ginger, peeled and finely grated 4. 1 tablespoon coconut amino 5. 1 teaspoon fish sauce 6. 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 7. 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) 8. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 9. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 10. 15 savoy cabbage leaves, ends trimmed (or regular green cabbage(see notes*)) 11. 2 cups broth (approximately) For the Sauce 1. 2 tablespoons coconut amino 2. 1 tablespoon lime juice (about 1/2 lime) 3. 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce 4. Toasted Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Wrap a large baking sheet in paper towels. 1 big pot of water with a dash of salt should boil.

Step 1

Mix ground pork, green onions, ginger, coconut aminos, fish sauce, toasted sesame oil, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix by hand until smooth. Set aside.

Step 2

Boil cabbage leaves for 3 minutes to soften. Cool the delicate cabbage leaves on the paper towel-lined baking sheet until handleable.

Step 3

Paper towels remove extra water from cabbage after cooling. Place 1 ½ tbsp. of pork mixture in the center of the leaf to wrap.

Step 4

Cover meat mixture with thick cabbage stem. Start rolling Roll and tuck sides horizontally with thumb and forefinger. Gently

Step 5

compacts it into a dumpling. Roll a mini-burrito. Put a steamer basket on top of 2 inches of soup to steam dumplings.

Step 6

Put dumplings seam-side down in steamer basket or stack and boil soup. After boiling, cover and steam dumplings for 12–13 minutes to cook meat.  

Step 7

A dumpling's core can be sliced to check meat pinkness. Fill electric steamer bottom with broth. Place dumplings in steamer basket carefully and cover. 15-minute steam.

Step 8

While dumplings steam, cook sauce. Mix “For the Sauce” components. Use tongs to place cooked dumplings on a paper towel-lined tray, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and serve with dipping sauce. Enjoy!

Step 9

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