ramyaramesh3007This spicy dumpling soup is hot, fragrant from spices and tastes like absolutely comfort food when paired with these veggie dumplings.
This recipe draws inspiration from the hot & sour soup and it’s so addicting! And did you know it’s also super simple to make? Add your spices, pour over oil, broth and steamed dumplings. Tada!
This is not a fully authentic version since I did add a few more ingredients. But this version with dumplings will fill you up to the brim!
The soup base itself requires quite a few ingredients but is very easy to prepare:
- Chili flakes – I used shandong chili flakes but you can use gochugaru
- Sichuan pepper – this gives the numbing flavour
- 5-spice powder – adds depth to the dish
- Soy Sauce – I used both light and dark soy sauces
- Sugar – balance out the dish
- Black vinegar (Zhenjiang or Chinkiang vinegar) – if you can’t source this, you can substitute it with white vinegar
- Shao xing wine – to add that zing or acidity
- White pepper powder – this spice is quintessential to this dish!
I got my dumplings from Angie’s Tempeh, they were delicious (they were gifted BUT I would re-purchase them again, so good!). They only ship in Singapore. But you can use any frozen dumplings of your choice!
Hot & Spicy Dumpling Soup
Ingredients
- 10 frozen dumplings
- 2 tsp shandong chili flakes (sub with gochugaru)
- 1 tsp ground sichuan pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp 5-spice powder
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp black vinegar
- 2 tbsp shao xing wine
- 1 tsp coconut sugar
- pinch white pepper
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1-2 tbsp chopped scallions
- 1 handful coriander
Instructions
- Add spices to a heatproof bowl – chili flakes, sichuan pepper, 5-spice, garlic powder.
- Heat up oil on a low-medium flame until you see some steam (do not overheat it!)
- Pour over the spices and let it sizzle. Add soy sauces, black vinegar, shao xing wine, coconut sugar and add a pinch of white pepper.
- Give that a good mix. Boil your frozen dumplings according to package instructions.
- Use the water you used to boil the dumplings as your 'broth', and add 2 cups to the bowl.
- Gently add your cooked dumplings, garnish with spring onions, coriander and toasted sesame seeds. Serve!