Fat-free Chinese Dumplings

Ingredients:
  • Two cups shredded veggies. Mixture of: mostly cabbage or bok choy, with carrots, mushrooms, onion, whatever to taste
  • Pre-packaged coleslaw mix works surprisingly well
  • soy sauce
  • water
  • vinegar (white or rice)
  • coupla dozen wonton/dumpling skins - (I think these are just flour and water)
  • garlic (fresh, chopped fine, or powdered)
  • ginger (fresh, chopped fine, or powdered)
  • small bowl with water for dipping
  • optional: Tbsp Hunan chili paste, Tbsp plum sauce or maybe tsp black bean sauce, tsp five spice powder or other flavoring (use *one*)
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Preparation:

Make the dipping sauce first and let it sit. Mix equal parts soy sauce and vinegar, about 1/8 cup per person. Mix equal parts garlic and ginger, about a clove's worth per person.

Stir-fry vegetable mix in a small bit of water and soy sauce. If you have it, add your favorite optional flavoring. I like chili paste. Stir until translucent. Mix will taste sorta raw.

To make the dumplings, scoop about 1.5 tsp onto a dumpling skin (experiment until you find the right amount.) Crunch the dumpling into a nice shape and dip the end into the small bowl to seal it.

Dumplings may be boiled for 3-5 minutes or steamed 5-10. They are done when they crinkle up and turn translucent.

Dip dumplings in sauce. Magic!

Servings:
Source: Elizabeth Schwartz
Submitted by: Recipe Group Member
Date: Mar 30, 1994


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