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Kimchi and cheese Korean dumplings

5 from 1 vote
Crispy kimchi and mozzarella dumplings with a spicy mayonnaise dipping sauce
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 48 dumplings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Korean
Calories: 48

Ingredients
  

  • 48 (300g/10½oz) round dumpling/gyoza skins defrosted if frozen
  • vegetable oil for frying
Filling
  • 200g/7oz drained kimchi
  • 200g/7oz pizza mozzarella finely diced
  • 55g/2oz Korean glass noodles
  • 150g/5¼oz extra-firm tofu crumbled
  • 1½ tbsp cornflour
  • 1½ tsp sesame oil
Spicy mayo
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise I used Kewpie
  • 1 tbsp buldak sauce or sriracha

Method
 

  1. Cook the glass noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Use scissors to chop up the noodles into 1-2cm pieces.
  2. Whilst the noodles cook, heat a frying pan on a medium heat. Fry the kimchi for a few minutes until the liquid has evaporated. Leave to cool and roughly chop.
  3. Combine all of the filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  4. Use you finger to dampen the edges of a dumpling wrapper with water. Place a heaped teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper and fold over. Pleat using the bi-directional pleating method. Repeat with the rest of the filling and wrappers.
  5. Heat 2 tsp of vegetable oil in a large frying pan on a high heat. Once hot place in as many dumplings as you can fit, without them touching, folded edges facing up. Pan fry for 2-3 minutes until each dumpling is golden brown on the bottom.
  6. Turn the heat down to medium and add in 1/3-1/2 cup of cold water, depending on the size of your pan. Cover the pan and cook for 6-7 minutes until the water has evaporated and the dumplings are cooked through. Add extra water and steam longer if the dumpling wrappers don't look cooked.
  7. Repeat the previous 2 steps until all of the dumplings are cooked.
  8. Whilst the dumplings are cooking combine the ingredients for the spicy mayo in a bowl.
  9. Serve the dumplings hot with the spicy mayo. Sprinkle over sesame seeds and/or sliced spring onion, if desired.