Perfect Crispy Dumpling Skirt (VIDEO)
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Dumpling Skirts are light, crispy and add an amazing contrasting texture with any dumplings (fresh or frozen)! It’s so easy to make at home – the perfect way to make any dumplings feel special and impressive!
Watch the Crispy Dumpling Skirt Recipe Video!
A Note from CJ
A crispy Dumpling Skirt is SO easy!
Most people are shocked when they learn how easy it is to make a crispy Dumpling Skirt at home! It makes any dumplings (fresh or frozen) feel restaurant quality in just a few minutes!
Enjoy dumpling skirts on homemade Pork Dumplings, Vegetable Dumplings, or Shrimp and Cabbage Dumplings! Don’t forget to pair them with my Dumpling Dipping Sauce, Chinese Chili Oil, Chili Crisp, or Ginger Scallion Sauce!
AMAZING recipe!! I did these with frozen dumplings and followed your tips. It came out perfect!
How to Make a Crispy Dumpling Skirt
Mix Ingredients For the Dumpling Lace – In a bowl, mix together neutral oil, water, flour, corn starch, and salt.
Fry Dumplings and Add Mixture – Pan fry your dumplings as you normally would in 1 tbsp of oil for 2-3 minutes over medium high heat (check out my dumpling recipe here). Once they are golden brown, add about 1 cup of the mixture (enough to come up to 1/4 way up the dumpling) to the pan and cover. If cooking frozen dumplings, add more of the mixture to come up to 1/3 of the dumpling.
Steam Until Done & Enjoy! – Steam for 5-6 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the residual oil is left and remove the lid. The skirt will form and become golden brown. Watch this carefully to ensure it does not burn and remove! Serve your dumplings with your favorite dumpling sauce and enjoy!
My Pro Tip
CJ’s Recipe Tips
Use a pan that is non-stick AND the right size – Use a non-stick pan that is appropriately sized for the number of dumplings you are cooking – if you choose a pan that is too small, the dumplings will not fit. If you choose a pan too large, it will require too much of the liquid mixture in proportion to the dumplings – and it will take too long to cook the mixture down and your dumplings will burn.
Stir the mixture before pouring – Give the mixture a quick mix prior to pouring in the pan – you’ll notice the starch will have sunk to the bottom. This will help redistribute it.
If using frozen dumplings – If you’re using frozen dumplings, add a little extra mixture (about 1/3 of the way up the dumplings) to account for the slightly longer cooking time.
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Perfect Crispy Dumpling Skirt (VIDEO)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup neutral oil
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 tbsp flour
- 1.5 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp neutral oil, for pan frying dumplings
- Dumpling Dipping Sauce, try my homemade version!
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together neutral oil, water, flour, corn starch, and salt.
- Pan fry your dumplings as you normally would in 1 tbsp of oil for 2-3 minutes over medium high heat (I recommend using a nonstick pan). Once they are golden brown, add about 1 cup of the mixture (enough to come up to 1/4 way up the dumpling) to the pan and cover. If cooking frozen dumplings, add more of the mixture to come up to 1/3 of the dumpling.
- Cover and steam the dumplings for 5-6 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the residual oil is left and remove the lid. The skirt will form and become golden brown. Watch this carefully to ensure it does not burn – this will happen quickly! Turn off the heat and carefully loosen the dumplings and skirt from the pan.
- Remove the dumplings from the pan with a spatula. Alternatively, place a plate large enough to cover the entire width of the pan and carefully invert the dumplings onto the plate. Serve your dumplings with your favorite dumpling sauce and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This Crispy Dumpling Skirt recipe was originally published in November 2023, and updated in November 2025.
Love to see the dumplings skirt, so beautiful and crispy. Have to save this recipe for later use. Thanks for sharing ๐๐๐
@mylittlesunshine_lovely
I have always wondered how the restaurants made it. Now I know! Tried this recipe and it turned out ๐ @burpglup
Easy and Delicious @r_yr_y
Not only a delicious recipe but such a great way to impress company. Everyone loves a crispy dumpling!
@casey._.s
No more boring dumpling! Love this crispy dumpling. The crust was crunchy and tasty.
Game changer!
A culinary adventure.
We loved them! So easy to do. It took a bit longer to cook as we use frozen dumplings. I didn’t have corn starch so i subbed Arrowroot powder. Might not have been a sweet, but they were crunchy and tasty. Will do this again!
Glad they worked out with the substitution! Appreciate the review ๐
I don’t add flour to mine just cornstarch and water and sometimes seasoning to add flavor but it’s always delicious
AMAZING recipe!! I did these with frozen dumplings and followed your tips there. It came out perfect!