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105 minutes•Easy•Serves 4

Quick Chicken Dumplings

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Quick Chicken Dumplings

By @chef1

Easy and flavorful chicken dumplings using store-bought wrappers, perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Pan-fried for a crispy bottom and tender filling.

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Ingredients

  • ●1 pound Ground chicken
  • ●40 Store-bought dumpling wrappers
  • ●2 tablespoons Soy sauce
  • ●1 tablespoon Sesame oil
  • ●2 Green onions, chopped
  • ●1 teaspoon Ginger, minced
  • ●1 clove Garlic, minced
  • ●2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
  • ●236.6g Water for steaming
  • ●15g Water for sealing wrappers

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a bowl, combine ground chicken, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, ginger, and garlic. Mix well.
  2. 2
    Divide all filling evenly among all 40 wrappers.
  3. 3
    Use the measured 15g sealing water across all wrappers. Fold and pinch all 40 closed.
  4. 4
    Cook four serial batches of 10 dumplings in a large skillet, using one-quarter of the listed 2 tablespoons vegetable oil for each batch. Heat each oil allocation over medium heat.
  5. 5
    For each batch, cook bottoms for 3-4 minutes.
  6. 6
    For each batch, add 59.15g steaming water, cover and steam 5-7 minutes until cooked through. Use the total measured 236.6g across four batches; repeat heating, browning and steaming for all batches.
  7. 7
    Serve all 40 dumplings as four servings of 10 each.

Recipe details

Category
Main course
Preparation
55 minutes
Cooking
50 minutes

Estimated total: 105 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • assemble: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • shape: 15 min planning allowance (shape)
  • Batch 1: pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • Batch 2: pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • Batch 3: pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • Batch 4: pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 2 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 2 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Four serial batches of ten dumplings; one-quarter oil and steaming water per batch.
  • Store-bought dumpling wrappers: USDA wrapper, wonton (3-1/2" square) portion weight
  • Matched to wonton wrappers as a generic equivalent for dumpling wrappers.
  • Soy sauce: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Sesame oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Green onions, chopped: USDA stalk portion weight
  • Matched to green onion stalks, assuming '2' refers to 2 stalks.
  • Ginger, minced: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Assumed fresh ginger root for 'minced ginger'.
  • Garlic, minced: USDA clove portion weight
  • Assumed fresh garlic for 'minced garlic'.
  • Vegetable oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Matched to generic soybean oil for 'vegetable oil'.
  • New authored allocation: 59.15g per batch for four batches; not a conversion of the old total quarter cup.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Water for steaming: New authored allocation: 59.15g per batch for four batches; not a conversion of the old total quarter cup. Original: {"item":"Water","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Water for steaming","amount":"236.6g"}.
  • Water for sealing wrappers: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Water for sealing wrappers","amount":"15g"}.
  • Water for steaming: New authored allocation: 59.15g per batch for four batches; not a conversion of the old total quarter cup. Original: {"item":"Water","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Water for steaming","amount":"236.6g"}.
  • Water for sealing wrappers: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Water for sealing wrappers","amount":"15g"}.

chicken dumplings · pan-fried · wrappers

Estimated nutrition per serving

493 calories · 28.3 g protein · 47.4 g carbohydrate · 20.7 g fat · 1.6 g fiber · 968 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Friday
late dinner
winter
Requested: 30 min
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