How to Form Dumplings

Georgia Freedman
March 9, 2010

Here's how to assemble the dumplings described in the recipe for pork and chive dumplings (see Pork and Chive Dumplings). For the first few dumplings, use just a tiny amount of filling, which will give you more wonton wrapper to work with as you get comfortable with the technique.

1. Laying the wrapper in the open palm of one hand, place a tablespoon or so of filling in the center and moisten the wrapper's edge with water.Brenda Weaver
2. Pinch opposite edges of the wrapper together to form a half-moon shape that's open at both ends.
3. With the half moon resting in your palm, use the thumb and forefinger of your other hand to grip a single edge of the wrapper near one corner of the dumpling. Fold the edge of the wrapper inward, about halfway toward dumpling's center; pinch the fold firmly closed to form a pleat, leaving the end of dumpling open. Continue to work on same side of dumpling to form a second pleat; then seal that end of dumpling by folding the corner toward you and pinching it shut, creating a third pleat.Brenda Weaver
4. Repeat step 3 to create three identical pleats on the other side of the dumpling.

128 making dumplings 125

Brenda Weaver

Latest

Wine Legs: What Causes Those Little Streaks of Wine That Form On The Side of The Glass?
Our Most Succulent Sweet and Sour Cherry Recipes
Our 22 Best Southern Breakfast Recipes
All Hail Cincinnati, The Queen City
What Diana Kennedy Taught Us About Appreciation vs. Appropriation
Pretty in Pink: An Icebox Pie to Celebrate the Midwest’s Local Rhubarb
20 Desserts for Whipped Cream Fanatics
Our Favorite Indian Dessert Recipes
Rhubarb-Lime Icebox Pie
ADVERTISEMENT / ADVERTISE WITH US