
Korean dumplings
Description
The recipe won't take much time. You'll be surprised how delicious Korean cuisine can be! If you've never made dumplings with fillings other than meat before, it's high time to change that! Serve Korean dumplings hot for lunch or dinner. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1

Prepare the listed ingredients. You can use any varieties of minced meat, cabbage, and mushrooms.
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Step 2

In a deep container, add high-grade wheat flour and pour in the water. Add salt and knead into a firm dough.
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Step 3

Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 20 minutes to activate the gluten.
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Step 4

Finely chop the cabbage, sprinkle with salt, mix thoroughly with pressure, and let stand for 5 minutes. Then squeeze the cabbage to remove the released juice. Rinse the mushroom under water and cut into small cubes. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, heat it, then add the chopped cabbage and mushrooms. Fry for about 5 minutes.
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Step 5

Add the ground meat and finely chopped green onions, previously rinsed. Sauté for about 3-4 minutes, stirring.
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Step 6

Pour in the soy sauce, add ground black pepper and sesame seeds. Peel and press the garlic cloves, and grate a small piece of ginger root. If fresh ginger is not available, use dried ground ginger. Gently mix the filling and simmer for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 7

Roll out the dough thinly into a sheet and cut out large circles with a glass or cup.
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Step 8

Place 1 teaspoon of filling, heaping, into each.
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Step 9

Pinch the centers of the circles together, like with dumplings, but don't seal all the way to the ends. Then pinch the ends together horizontally. Next, make horizontal crimps along the length—the Korean dumpling wrappers are ready! Place them on a board dusted with flour.
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Step 10

To cook dumplings, place them in a steamer. If you don't have one, use a multicooker, placing the dumplings in the steaming tray.
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Step 11

Steam the dumplings for about 25 minutes.
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Step 12

Serve them hot with sour cream or other sauces, sprinkled with chopped green onions.