Vegetable Dumplings

Name: Vegetable Dumplings
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ cup (9 g) dried shiitake mushrooms (7 or 8 small mushrooms); 2 cups (480 ml) hot water, or as much as needed to cover mushrooms; 2 cups (480 ml) hot water, or as much as needed to cover mushrooms; 2 tablespoons dried wood ear mushrooms (or ½ cup, or 75 g minced bamboo shoots); 2 tablespoons dried wood ear mushrooms (or ½ cup, or 75 g minced bamboo shoots); 1 small bundle (1½ ounces, or 45 g) dried rice vermicelli noodles; 5 tablespoons peanut oil, divided; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 1 cup (110 g) finely chopped carrots (about 4 medium carrots); 2 cups (140 g) shredded cabbage; 3 tablespoons soy sauce, divided; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine; 1 teaspoon curry powder; ½ block (8 ounces, or 227 g) firm tofu, crumbled by hand; 1 teaspoon maple syrup (or sugar); 1 teaspoon maple syrup (or sugar); ½ cup (30 g) finely chopped scallions; 50 frozen dumpling wrappers, thawed; Dumpling dipping sauce (see Scallion Pancakes or Vegetable Spring Rolls) or Chinkiang vinegar, for serving; Dumpling dipping sauce (see Scallion Pancakes or Vegetable Spring Rolls) or Chinkiang vinegar, for serving; Dumpling dipping sauce (see Scallion Pancakes or Vegetable Spring Rolls) or Chinkiang vinegar, for serving; Dumpling dipping sauce (see Scallion Pancakes or Vegetable Spring Rolls) or Chinkiang vinegar, for serving

Preparation info

Yield
50
dumplings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Chinese Homestyle

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

About

The dumpling filling has a well-balanced texture with veggies, tofu, and rice vermicelli and is seasoned with plenty of aromatics, soy sauce, and just a dash of curry powder to enhance its richness.

Ingredients

¼ cup (9 g) dried shiitake mushrooms (7 or 8 small mushrooms)

Asia
China
Snack
Vegan

Method

In separate medium bowls, cover the dried shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms with at least 1 cup (240 ml) of hot water each. Let the mushrooms soak for 20 minutes, or until tender throughout.
Strain and gently rinse the mushrooms with water. Squeeze out the excess water from the shitake mushrooms and rub off any debris. Remove and discard the tough stems