An easy and delicious beef bulgogi dumpling recipe that allows you to say “no” to frozen store-bought dumplings forever! Dumplings are filled with Big Batch Beef, scallion, fresh napa cabbage, sweet carrots, ginger, onions, and garlic. Dumplings are quick to prepare especially when using Big Batch Beef and can be cooked in several different ways. Making these dumplings are fun, quick, and so much better than frozen store-bought dumplings.
3 ways to cook them:
- Steamed:
2. Pan-fried
3. Dumpling Soup
Beef Bulgogi Dumplings (3 ways)
An easy anddelicious beef bulgogi dumpling recipe that allows you to say “no” to frozenstore-bought dumplings forever! Dumplings are filled with Big Batch Beef,scallion, fresh napa cabbage, sweet carrots, ginger, onions, and garlic. Dumplings arequick to prepare especially when using Big Batch Beef and can be cooked inseveral different ways. Making thesedumplings are fun, quick, and so much better than frozen store-boughtdumplings.
Equipment
- Steamer Basket
Ingredients
Dumpling filling
- 2 1/2 cup (500 g) thawed BigBatch Beef (made with Extra-Lean Ground Beef)
- 1/2 (75 g) onion finely chopped
- 4 stalks scallion finely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup (89 g) napa cabbage finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 (61 g) medium carrot grated
- 1" ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Folding Dumplings
- 1 pack round dumpling wrappers
- 1 egg whisked
Pan-fried Dumpling
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/3 cup water
Dumping Soup
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/8 cup (7 g) onions finely sliced
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 egg
- 1 stalk scallion chopped
Dumpling Dipping Sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
Filling
- In a large bowl, mix together Big Batch Beef, onion, scallion, garlic cloves, napa cabbage, egg, carrot, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt, pepper together.
Wrapping
- Place 1 heaping tsp of filling into the centre of the dumpling wrapper. Dip your finger into the egg mixture and wet the surrounding border of the dumpling wrapper with your finger. Carefully fold the dumpling in half and seal the edges on both sides firmly together. Make sure that there are no gaps in the edges. Repeat the process until all the filling mixture is gone. This should make about 30-40 dumplings.
Cooking Instructions
- Steaming: Heat up a shallow pan with 3 cups of water. Carefully layer the dumplings onto a steamer basket and steam for 7-8 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce.
- Pan-fried: Heat up a non-stick medium pan with1 tbsp oil. Carefully place the dumplings on the pan. Once it has slightly browned, pour 1/3 cup water and cook on low heat for 8 minutes.Remove lid and wait for the remaining water to evaporate before flipping. *Important to only flip the dumplings once all the water has evaporated to prevent the dumplings from sticking to the pan! * Once finished and fried to taste, serve with dipping sauce!
- Dumpling Soup: Heat up 1 tbsp of oil into a small pot. Add in minced garlic and sliced onions and sauté for 3 minutes until fragrant. Add in beef stock and cook until boiling (5 minutes). Add in 5-6 dumplings and cook for additional 4minutes until the dumplings float. Add in 1 egg and carefully swirl it around.Top with scallions!
Freezing Dumplings
- With leftover dumplings, place the dumplings on a tray lined with parchment paper- make sure that the dumplings aren’t touching each other and insert into the freezer. Once frozen, you can package up the dumplings into a resealable Ziploc bag.
Notes
For the egg mixture when wrapping the dumplings, you can substitute the egg for 1 tbsp cornstarch with 1/8 cup warm water.
Let me know how you enjoy this recipe in the comments below! Stay tuned for more recipes!
xx, CWC
4 Comments
J
Amazing recipe! Tried it out and the food tastes fantastic! Will make again.
Watson
Very easy to follow and love the step-by-step photos.
Florence Jiang
Dumplings are my go to comfort food.
Cindy Loo
Beef Plus Dumplings equal happiness.
Brings back memories of making dumplings with my grandparents. They use to make us tons to eat.