Christina Did I say dumplings? Vegan? And even gluten-free?! What? Yes, Vegan & Gluten-Free Dim Sum Dumplings coming your way! These are delightfully chewy and delicate in flavour, with such a yummy filling, and a homemade sweet chili sauce that you’re going to love too 🙂 A little sweet, a little spicy, hinted with sesame and ginger. This step-by-step recipe will show you the way to perfect gluten-free dumplings!
You definitely will want to learn how to make these dumplings at home. It may seem difficult, but do not worry, I will guide you through and make the process much easier.
We can honestly say, making homemade dumplings gets easier and easier by the day, just make sure to read the instructions well! We’re making them every single week, as they are just SO addictive! These happen to be gluten-free. We also share some insanely good Baozi Buns (steamed buns) recipe, this time using active-dry yeast to make them EVEN FLUFFIER, in our cookbook & ebook if you’re interested! Here you can see a photo of them:
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- Vegan & Gluten-Free Dim Sum Dumplings
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Vegan & Gluten-Free Dim Sum Dumplings
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Ingredients
Filling
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 230 g super-firm tofu, diced
- 120 g carrot, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tsp white pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 tsp raw sugar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 4 tsp cornstarch
Dumpling Wrappers Dough
- 1 1/2 cups potato starch
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 3 tbsp rice flour
- 1/3 cup tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups boiling hot water
- 2 1/4 tsp canola oil
- 1/4 cup potato starch, to flour the working surface and rolling pin
Sweet Chili Sauce
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sriracha sauce
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp pure date syrup
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
Instructions
Filling
- Heat the toasted sesame oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the onion, and cook until fragrant, for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in tofu, carrot, and ginger, and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat to low and add the white pepper, raw sugar, sea salt, and cornstarch, and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Store in the refrigerator until completely cooled down. Make sure the filling is completely cooled before preparing the dumplings dough.
Sweet Chili Sauce
- Combine the sesame oil, sriracha, tamari, date syrup, crushed red pepper flakes, and fresh ginger in a medium bowl. Serve alongside the dumplings.
Dumpling Wrappers Dough
- In a food processor, using the dough function, combine potato starch, rice flour, tapioca starch, and cornstarch.
- Make sure the water is boiling hot before adding it.
- With the food processor running on low speed, slowly add the boiling water 1-2 tbsp at a time. Stir in canola oil, and keep processing until a dough has formed. Make sure the dough becomes smooth and soft. The dough should not be sticky. If sticky, add 1 tbsp more of flour at a time. If the dough feels dry, add a few drops of water, and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and soft, but NOT sticky.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured working surface and keep kneading for 3 more minutes.
- Roll out the dumpling dough into a long cigar, and cut it into 20 equal pieces. Roll each dough piece from edge to centre, rotate, and repeat until it forms a 4-inch circle. The centre should be slightly thicker than the edges, to hold the filling well. Keep the wrappers under a damp paper towel, as they tend to dry out quickly, which makes folding more difficult.
- Add about 1 1/2 tbsp of filling to the centre of each circle.
- Dip your finger in a bit of fresh water and moisten the outer edges of half the dumpling wrapper (in a semi-circle).
- Now start by folding the dumpling in half and pinching the wrapper together at the meeting point at the top.
- On each side of the dumpling, make two pleats starting with the inside (closest to the middle). Then make another two pleats on the outer corners of the dumpling, again towards the middle. Make sure that all seams are sealed.
- Cover with a damp kitchen towel to keep them from drying out.
ASSEMBLING AND STEAMING THE DUMPLINGS
- Now you’re going to need perforated paper liners. This is just parchment paper with holes in it. It’s used to line the base of steamers to stop food from sticking to the base whilst still allowing steam to rise from the simmering water underneath to cook the food.
How to make your own perforated paper liners
- Get a piece of parchment paper and fold in half; Fold into quarters; Then continue folding twice more until you have a fairly thin triangle; Hold over the cooking vessel with pointy end lined up in the middle; Snip the end off – this will make it round and fit the steamer; Cut little triangles along the edge about 2.5cm/1″ apart – these will be the holes; Do this all down the folded edge, and snip the pointy end off; Unfold and place in bamboo steamer. Done!
- Place a bamboo steamer over a large skillet filled with cold water, making sure the steaming rack is at least 1 ½ inches above the water so the boiling water doesn’t touch the dumplings during the cooking process. Carefully place them inside the lined steamer, with at least 1 cm of clearance on all sides, cover with the lid, and let rest for 5 minutes without turning on the stove yet.
- Turn the heat on high to start the steaming process. Once the water starts to boil and steam is visible, turn the heat down to medium, and steam the dumplings for 6 minutes. Turn off the heat, and let them rest inside the steamer for 5 more minutes. DO NOT REMOVE THE LID, as they could collapse and lose their fluffiness.
- Make sure to start each batch with cold water. We steamed them in 3 batches, as our bamboo steamer is quite small.
- Enjoy the dumplings immediately, alongside the Sweet Chili Sauce.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. Reheat in the microwave for a minute or re-steam for 3-4 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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I have made these so many times already that I needed to comment to let you guys know that my family and I love this recipe! These dumplings are very yummy and so easy to make! Honestly we love all the recipes on your blog, they are easy to make, so well explained and delicious. We saw you finally released a cookbook so we have bought it and waiting for it to arrive! Can´t wait to start cooking all those amazing recipes, the photos are gorgeous. Thank you guys for your hard work, it´s much appreciated!
Hi Lucy!
We are so happy to hear that you like the recipes of our blog. Thank you so much for the support and really hope you are enjoying our cookbook 🙂