Kid-Friendly Dumpling Recipe | The Food Lab Junior

Ingredients (19)

• 1/2 pound (225g) finely minced Napa or green cabbage (about 1/2 a small head)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (6g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, divided (for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight)
• 1/2 pound (225g) ground pork
• 4 ounces (113g) peeled frozen shrimp, thawed and roughly chopped
• 2 teaspoons (8g) sugar
• Up to 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic from about 3 medium cloves (optional)
• Up to 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger (optional)
• Up to 1/4 cup minced scallions (optional)
• Up to 2 tablespoons minced fresh herbs such as cilantro, basil, mint, or dill (optional)
• Up to 1 teaspoon (5ml) toasted sesame oil (optional)
• Up to 1 teaspoon (5ml) soy sauce (optional)
• Up to 1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder (optional)
• 1 package dumpling wrappers (40 to 50 wrappers)
• Vegetable or canola oil, for cooking
• 2 teaspoons (8g) sugar
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) hot water
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) Chinkiang, rice, or balsamic vinegar
• Aromatics such as garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and minced scallions, as desired