Description
Mandu (Korean Dumplings) are juicy, savory dumplings filled with seasoned vegetables and protein, wrapped in tender dough and cooked by pan-frying, steaming, or boiling. They’re a versatile, comforting Korean dish perfect as appetizers, snacks, or soup additions.
Ingredients
36 round or square dumpling wrappers
1 lb ground chicken or ground tofu
½ cup firm tofu, drained and crumbled
1 cup finely chopped Napa cabbage
3 scallions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Optional: 1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix ground chicken or tofu, crumbled tofu (if using), cabbage, scallions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, salt, pepper, and gochugaru if using. Stir until well combined.
- Place a wrapper on a flat surface. Add 1 teaspoon of filling to the center, wet the edge with water, fold over, and pinch to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
- To pan-fry: Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high. Fry dumplings flat-side down until golden (2–3 minutes), add ¼ cup water, cover, and steam until water evaporates and filling is cooked (5–6 minutes).
- To steam: Line a steamer with parchment or cabbage leaves. Steam dumplings for 8–10 minutes.
- To boil: Drop dumplings into simmering water. Cook until they float and filling is done (5–6 minutes).
- Serve hot with a dipping sauce of soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil or gochujang.
Notes
Use ground turkey, mashed chickpeas, or chopped mushrooms as alternatives.
Add chopped kimchi or grated carrots for extra flavor.
Serve dumplings in broth with scallions for a soup-style dish.
Freeze uncooked dumplings for up to 2 months and cook from frozen.
Use parchment or cabbage leaves in steamer and oil pan for frying to prevent sticking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 dumplings
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 370mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
