Appetizers

Pan-Fried Dumplings (Guotie)

Name: Pan-Fried Dumplings (Guotie)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: about 24 dumplings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g ground pork; 2 cups cabbage, finely chopped and salted; 3 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 tbsp ginger, grated; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 24 dumpling wrappers; 2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying; 120 ml water, for steaming; soy sauce and chili oil, for dipping

Pork and cabbage dumplings, steamed then crisped in the pan.

Dairy-Free Nut-Free

Pan-fried dumplings with crisp golden bottoms on a plate — The golden bottom crust is the whole point of finishing them in the pan.

Prep40 min

Cook15 min

Total55 min

Servings 6 servings

DifficultyMedium

A juicy pork and cabbage filling folded into wrappers, steamed until cooked through, then finished in a hot pan for a crisp golden base.

Ingredients

300 g ground pork
2 cups cabbage, finely chopped and salted
3 spring onions, finely sliced
1 tbsp ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp salt
24 dumpling wrappers
2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying
120 ml water, for steaming

To finish

soy sauce and chili oil, for dipping

Instructions

Squeeze the salted cabbage to remove excess water, then combine with the pork, spring onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt.
Salting and squeezing the cabbage first keeps the filling from turning watery once it cooks.
Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each wrapper, moisten the edge with water, and pleat closed.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and arrange the dumplings flat-side down.
Fry until the bottoms are golden. 3 min
Add the water, cover immediately, and steam until the filling is cooked through. 8 min
Uncover and let any remaining water evaporate so the bottoms re-crisp.
Serve hot with soy sauce and chili oil.

Notes

Uncooked dumplings freeze well laid flat on a tray before being bagged.
Cook straight from frozen, adding about 2 extra minutes to the steaming step.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (4 dumplings) -- estimated, not lab-tested.
Nutrient	Amount
Calories	280 kcal
Total Fat	14 g
Saturated Fat	4 g
Carbohydrates	26 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	1 g
Protein	14 g
Sodium	480 mg
Cholesterol	35 mg
Values are estimates based on standard ingredient data, not laboratory analysis.

Photo: Uttkrista Chhetri, CC0 1.0. Cropped to 3:2 and re-encoded as WebP/JPEG for web delivery.