Rice paper dumpling pockets take a lot of the work out of traditional Asian-style dumplings, but they pack all of the flavor. With a great combination of ground pork and shrimp, along with lots of great spices, these are a good, quick meal.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: chili crisp, dumplings, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, green onion, ground pork, minced garlic, rice paper, sesame oil, sesame seeds, shrimp, soy sauce, spring roll wrappers
Ingredients
1poundground pork
10ouncesraw shrimpminced
3/4cupgreen onionchopped
8 to 10clovesgarlicminced
2tablespoonsfresh gingerminced
1 1/2tablespoonssoy sauce
1tablespooncornstarch
1teaspoonsesame oil
1teaspoonred pepper flakesoptional
salt and pepperto taste
about 16 sheets rice paperspring roll wrappers
1 to 2tablespoonsolive oil
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper, and set it aside.
In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients (except the rice paper and olive oil), and stir to combine.
Set up a wrapping station. You will need a deep dinner plate with the bottom just covered in warm water, a clean spot on the countertop, your bowl of filling and your prepared baking sheet.
To make the dumplings, carefully dip a sheet of rice paper into the warm water. Let it set for a few seconds until it is pliable.
Carefully place it on your countertop and place a large scoop of the filling in the middle (maybe just shy of 1/4 cup’s worth). Fold the sides in over the filling and then one of the ends. Then, as you fold the last end up, roll the dumpling a bit to get as much air out as you can. Basically, you’re making a packet with all four sides of the rice paper being folded over toward the center.
Place the packet onto your prepared baking sheet and repeat until all of the filling is used or you run out of rice paper. (You can always saute any remaining filling and eat it over rice later on.)
Brush the dumplings all over (top, bottom and sides) with olive oil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
When the filling is cooked through (at least 160 degrees internal), turn your broiler on high and let the dumplings brown for just a couple of minutes. Watch them closely, and as soon as they are as brown as you want them, take them out of the oven.
Serve with your favorite Asian-style dipping sauce.