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Guo Tie or ShuiJianBao (or Pan-fried Dumplings)

Ingredients
  

Dumpling Skin

  • 300 g Medium Gluten Flour or plain flour
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 5 g Yeast leave out if making guo tie
  • 170 g Water at 70°C

Filing

  • 150 g Minced port at 30% fat
  • 50 g Ice Water
  • 20 g Dried Prawn Skin
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp Soya Sauce
  • 1 tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 tsp White Pepper powder
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar

Veggies

  • 200 g Chives minced
  • 1/2 Big Onion minced
  • 1 Tbsp Soya Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper

Instructions
 

Dumpling Skin

  • Put all dry ingredients into a blender and blitz two times.
  • Add the hot water and blend until dough forms.

Filings

  • Mince the meat and then add the ice water and blend until incorporated.
  • Add the seasonings and prawn skin and stir through
  • Set aside for at least 20 minutes.

Veggie filings

  • Combine all the ingredients of the veggies and set aside.

Making the dumplings

  • Divide the dough, veggies and meat filing into 25 equal portions.
  • Roll out the dough with the edges thinner than the center.
  • Place a portion of meat filing on the dough, and top the meat filing with the veggie filing.
  • Seal the dumpling and set aside.

Cooking the dumplings

  • Heat 1/2 cup of cooking oil when the pan is hot. Pour hot oil out and set aside to be used later.
  • Place the dumplings into the pan, as close together as possible.
  • Pour water into the pan and stop when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full with water.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Cover the pan and wait till the water has evaporated. Do not be tempted to open. You can hear it has no more water.
  • Open the lid and pour the reserved 1/2 cup of oil onto the pan to brown the bottom.
  • Once lightly browned, remove from the pan, and sprinkle sesame seeds, chopped spring onions, chives or cracked black pepper.
  • Serve immediately.