Cheeseburger Dumplings
Original blog post:https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2020/10/cheeseburger-dumplings.html
Makes apx 70 dumplings
Ingredients
Wonton wrappers
to season the beef
1 lb ground beef
1 cup smoked white cheddar
¼ cup shredded onion
1/3 cup beef stock
2 tablespoon oil
to fry/steam the dumpling
2 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoon water
sauce
1 tablespoon relish
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup mayo
¼ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon shredded onion
1 garlic clove shredded
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients to make the sauce
mix until combined and set aside
Season the ground beef with onion, beef stock, oil and smoked white cheddar
Take a wonton wrapper with about a tablespoon of beef filling in the center
Wet the edges with water fold over to remove all the air bubbles and seal if your dumpling wrappers are square, you can leave it as a triangle
If you want a fancier dumpling, you can turn the dumpling, so the triangle's point is facing down, wet the two tips, and fold them to meet each other. similar to an Italian tortellini
heat oil in a frying pan that has a lid
place the dumplings in the oil and fry until the bottom becomes golden, then add 2 tablespoons of water and immediately cover the lid
allow this to steam for 4 minutes or until the dumpling skins become translucent, and the water has mostly evaporated
uncover and allow the water to dry out for a few seconds
serve immediately with the dipping sauce
Greedy Tips:
If you are a cheese lover, I recommend adding an extra teaspoon or so of cheese to each dumpling before wrapping for a gooey cheese center. I am not so much a huge cheese fan, so my dumplings are more beefy than cheesy.
Make sure not to overcook; you do not need any longer than 5 minutes max for this small bit of beef filling to be thoroughly cooked. If you cook it too long, you will end up with more of a meatball in the dumpling than a creamy meaty filling. Still good flavor-wise, but not the ideal texture.
If your wonton wrappers are circle, you can do the crimp method to seal, so they would look like little empanadas, pierogis, or cocktail patties
If you are storing dumplings in the freezer, make sure to dust in corn starch first, so the dumplings don't stick together then freezer