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Chili oil dumplings with tofu crumble filling

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Chili oil dumplings with tofu crumble filling, from the video Makes 30
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Ingredients
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  • 350 g extra-firm tofu
Pat 350 g of extra-firm tofu dry and mash it to a crumble with a fork.
  • 2 pieces garlic
  • 2 pieces ginger
  • 4 sticks green onion
  • dumpling wrappers
Finely chop two pieces of garlic, two small pieces of ginger and four sticks of green onion, setting some green onion aside for garnish.
Heat three tablespoons of avocado oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat and sauté the garlic, ginger and green onion 2 to 3 minutes.
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil
Add the tofu crumble and sauté 5 to 7 minutes.
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tsp dark soy sauce
Add a tablespoon of soy sauce and three teaspoons of dark soy sauce and sauté another 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a bowl.
  • 1 tbsp potato starch
  • 100 g water chestnuts
Mix in a tablespoon of potato starch and 100 g of roughly chopped water chestnuts.
Push the mixture to the sides of the bowl and let it cool 8 to 10 minutes; it must be completely cool before wrapping.
  • ½ cup water
Scoop a generous teaspoon of filling onto a wrapper, compress it with the fingers, wet a little water around the filling and pleat the dumpling shut; lay them on the lined tray.
Filling and pleating the dumplings
To freeze, freeze them on the tray not touching, then bag them; cook from frozen with a couple of minutes more.
Freezing dumplings
  • 2 tbsp chili oil
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp black rice vinegar
Mix two tablespoons of chili oil, a teaspoon of soy sauce and a teaspoon of black rice vinegar for the sauce.
The chili oil sauce
Boil the dumplings 3 to 4 minutes, a couple more from frozen.
  • green onion
Plate, spoon the sauce over and garnish with green onions.
Tasting