Kompas.com – The Masterchef Indonesia season 12 event presents the challenge of making dumpling on Sunday (9/3/2025).
This dish can also be made at home with ingredients that are easy to find.
The following Kompas.com summarize the dumpling recipe that you can try to make your own at home:
Also read: Beef Dumpling Recipe, Serve With Sauce
Make dumpling dough
Basic dumpling dough is very simple and usually only consists of flour and water. However, in this version, some additional ingredients are added such as:
- Wheat flour: the main ingredient for forming a dough
- Cornstarch: giving a softer texture
- Salt: increase taste
- Boiling water: make the dough softer and elastic
If the dough feels too dry, don’t rush to add water. Knead with a slightly wet hand so that the moisture increases gradually.
When grinding the dough, turn it periodically to keep it in the shape of a circle, and sprinkle a little flour so it is not sticky.
Make dumpling filling
Dumpling filling can be adjusted to taste. In this recipe, a favorite combination of beef or chopped chicken, shrimp, or mushrooms is used. Additional cabbage provides nutritional balance.
For those who are vegetarian, the contents can be replaced with:
- Tofu that is marinated
- Cooked vermicelli noodles
- Various types of mushrooms
- Egg
- Chopped vegetables like carrots and potatoes
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Make a sauce
Sauce for dumpling is very flexible and can be adjusted to taste. Some variations that can be tried:
- Replace soy sauce with salt for lighter taste
- Add grated garlic for sharper taste
- Use the sliced leeks for freshness
- Adjust the sweet level by adding or reducing sugar
- Add chili oil for spicy sensation
Dumpling cooking method
There are several methods of cooking dumpling to choose from:
- Boiled: put dumpling into boiling water, stir occasionally, and remove when dumpling floats.
- Steamed: Use steaming with oil paper base, similar to steaming buns.
- Fried: fry with a little oil in the pan until the bottom is crisp, then add water and cover until cooked.
Also read: Jiaozi Recipe, Simple Dumpling Fill in Chicken and Clear mustard greens
Steps to cook dumpling
The following are the steps to cook dumpling:
Steps to make the dough
- Mix flour, cornstarch, and salt in large bowls.
- Pour boiling water and stir until most of the water is absorbed.
- Add water temperature water and stir until a rough dough is formed.
- Knead the dough until smooth and there is no dry part (10-15 minutes).
- Cover the dough and let stand for 30-60 minutes.
Steps to make the contents
- Mix cabbage with salt and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the water from the cabbage with a clean cloth.
- Mix meat, ginger, garlic, white pepper, black pepper, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir until it becomes a fine paste (4 minutes).
- Add shrimp, mushrooms, leeks, sesame oil, and cabbage. Stir well.
- Store in the refrigerator as long as the dough is still in the rest stage.
Illustration of dimsum or dumpling in the steamer. Steps to make sauce
- Mix all the ingredients of the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
Steps to form dumpling
- Divide the dough into two and roll to form a rope 2.5 cm thick.
- Cut each rope into 12 small parts.
- Flat with the palm of the hand, then roll into a circle of 8 cm in diameter.
- The contents of each circle with 1 tablespoon of filling.
- Fold two and press the edges until tight or decorative folds according to taste.
Also read: Halal Mandu Recipe, Korean Dumpling
Dumpling cooking steps
- Boil the dumpling in boiling water for 4-5 minutes until floating.
- Remove and drain, then serve with a cocolan sauce.
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