These pork and kimchi dumplings are a fun dish for their small but numerous servings of pork, kimchi and onion wrapped in a delicate, folded dough. The quick dipping sauce adds the perfect punch of flavor to these savory dumplings.
These Asian dumplings can be served as an appetizer or main dish any time of the year, depending on what you're going for.
I created this recipe because I've been experimenting with kimchi in fusion dishes such as my kimchi chowder, easy kimchi carbonara and kimchi burritos. And I have to say, it tastes amazing wrapped up in a dumpling.
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🥟 Ingredients
- ground pork - Many dumpling recipes will use a raw ground pork filling and let it cook in the steamer. In this recipe, I cook the pork first with the onions before filling the wrappers, giving it a slightly different taste and texture.
- Korean kimchi - Here is a recipe for how to make kimchi or you can buy it in-store.
- dumpling wrappers - You can find these premade in the reach-in refrigerators or frozen section of the supermarket.
- sesame oil - Toasted sesame oil will give amazing flavor to the dipping sauce.
*Check recipe card for ingredient amounts.
🥢 Equipment
- bamboo steamer - To cook the dumplings.
- parchment liners - You can buy them online or cut your own.
🔪 How to Make Kimchi Dumplings
Step 1. Make the filling. Add the ground pork, yellow onions, green onions, and soy sauce to a medium-size frying pan over medium heat. Fry it until the pork is fully cooked, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks. Remove from heat and stir in the diced kimchi.
Step 2. Fill the dumpling wrappers. Place a small spoonful of filling in the center of a wrapper. Dip your finger into some water and dab around the whole edge of the wrapper.
Step 3. Fold. Fold and pleat the edges together, making sure to seal them well. Repeat for the rest of the wrappers.
Step 4. Add dumplings to steamer. Line a bamboo steamer with round, perforated parchment paper liners. Arrange the dumplings inside, being careful not to overcrowd them.
👩🏻🍳 Chef's Note: If you don't want to purchase the liners, you can simply cut some parchment into circles yourself and poke holes in them to let steam through.
Step 5. Prepare steamer. Cover with the lid and place in a wide skillet on the stove. Fill the skillet with water (just enough for the water to submerge the bottom rim of the bamboo steamer, but no higher). Bring the water to a boil and then lower the heat to medium.
Step 6. Steam the dumplings. Steam the dumplings for about 10 minutes, until the dough is cooked. Keep an eye on the water level and add more boiling water as needed.
Step 7. Make the dumpling sauce. In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil and ginger together.
Step 8. Serve. Serve the kimchi dumplings immediately with the dipping sauce. Garnish with fresh, sliced green onions if desired.
✔️ Joss' Tips
When cooking your kimchi dumplings, be sure to use parchment inserts or liners with small holes in them.
Parchment inserts are important because they keep the dumplings from sticking at the bottom, whether you are using a bamboo steamer or a metal steamer (good substitute for bamboo steamer).
As you're filling and folding, keep the dumpling wrappers under a damp, clean kitchen towel so that they don't dry out.
As you can see, there are many ways to fold dumplings, but here are some of the most popular and easiest:
- The half-moon, the easiest and most common one, is folded in half and sealed (like a perogy). If you are new to dumpling folding, you may want to start with this one.
- The two-pleat is folded in half with two pleats meeting at the middle.
- The one-directional pleat (method 3 in the video) has pleats throughout the dumpling line, all facing one way. This is one of my favorite ways.
🌡️ Raw & Cooked Dumpling Storage Tips
Speaking of storage, the cooked dumplings can last up to 4 days in the fridge in a covered container.
Their size and uniformity also make freezing easy. These Korean kimchi dumplings can be frozen raw or cooked and last up to 3 months in the freezer. However, there are certain steps to follow, as outlined in my easy pierogies recipe.
- First, let them cool completely if they are cooked.
- Next, be sure to freeze them, without them touching, on a parchment-lined cookie sheet in one layer; this will keep the dumplings from freezing together.
- After they are frozen solid, put them in a freezer-safe container or bag and back into the freezer.
❓ Kimchi Dumplings FAQs
Kimchi dumplings consist of a ground pork filling with Korean kimchi and various seasonings wrapped inside a pouch of dumpling dough.
If you're serving them as an appetizer or main you can try noodles, kimchi fried rice, stir fry, kimchi soup, green salad and similar dishes.
If you want to reheat cooked kimchi dumplings, you can take some out and steam, pan-fry or microwave them. If they are frozen, they are best if cooked directly from frozen because thawing them first can make them soggy and difficult to work with.
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📋Recipe
Kimchi Dumplings
Ingredients
For the Dumplings
- 1 cup ground pork
- ¼ cup yellow onion - diced
- ¼ cup green onions - sliced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ cup kimchi - diced finely
- 32 dumpling wrappers - approximately
For the Dipping Sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger - peeled and grated
Instructions
To Prepare the Dumplings
- Heat a medium-size frying pan over medium heat. Add the ground pork, yellow onions, green onions, and soy sauce to the pan. Fry the pork, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks. Once the pork is fully cooked (after about 5 minutes), remove from heat and stir in the diced kimchi.1 cup ground pork, ¼ cup yellow onion, ¼ cup green onions, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ cup kimchi
- Place a small spoonful of filling in the center of a wrapper. Dip your finger into some water and dab around the whole edge of the wrapper. Fold and pleat the edges together, making sure to seal them well. Repeat for the rest of the wrappers.32 dumpling wrappers
To Steam the Dumplings
- Line a bamboo steamer with round, perforated parchment paper liners (or you can just poke holes into parchment yourself). Arrange the dumplings inside, being careful not to overcrowd them. Cover with the lid and place in a wide skillet on the stove.
- Fill the skillet with water (just enough for the water to submerge the bottom rim of the bamboo steamer, but no higher).
- Bring the water to a boil and then lower the heat to medium.
- Steam the dumplings for about 10 minutes, until the dough is cooked. Keep an eye on the water level and add more boiling water as needed.
For the Dipping Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil and ginger together.3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon ginger
To Serve
- Serve the dumplings immediately with the dipping sauce. Garnish with fresh, sliced green onions if desired.
Equipment
Notes
- Note on nutrition info: The nutrition information does not include the dipping sauce.
- Yield: This recipe yields about 32 dumplings using wrappers that are around 3 ¼ to 3 ½ inches in diameter.
- Fridge storage: The cooked dumplings can last up to 4 days covered in the fridge. If you want to reheat them later, you can take some out and steam, pan-fry or microwave them.
- Freezing: These kimchi dumplings can be frozen raw or cooked and last up to 3 months in the freezer. They are best if cooked from frozen because thawing them first can make them soggy and difficult to work with.
Nutrition
Nutrition information on In the Kitch is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may not include toppings and/or sauces.
Joss says
These are little bites of deliciousness! Love the filling.