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Vegan Pan Fried Dumplings

Crispy pan-fried shu mai style no fold dumplings filled with a juicy vegan pork and mushroom filling, topped with black vinegar, chili oil crisp and spring onions.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time39 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chinese, dumplings
Servings: 15 dumplings

Ingredients

  • 220 g plant based mince or extra firm tofu
  • 1 cup minced shitake mushrooms
  • 1 stalk spring onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 2 tbsp  light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine
  • 1 tbsp mushroom powder
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • white pepper
  • salt
  • 15-16 dumpling wrappers
  • 2 tsp corn starch +1/3 cup water

Toppings

  • spring onions
  • black vinegar
  • chili oil crisp

Instructions

  • Mix together all the ingredients for the filling – vegan pork mince, shitake mushrooms, spring onions, minced garlic, ginger, seasonings and sesame oil.
  • Add a spoonful of filling to each dumpling wrapper and fold it inwards.
  • Add olive oil to a pan and place the dumplings on top. Pan fry until light golden.
  • Add corn starch slurry and cover with lid for about 5 minutes. Once dumplings are fully cooked (wrappers will become translucent) and there will be a nice brown crispy skirt, take them off the heat and transfer to a plate.
  • Top with chili oil crisp, black vinegar and spring onions.