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This recipe for Crispy Dumpling Skirt will be sure to impress your friends and family – they’re easy to achieve at home with a little technique and perfect with a homemade dumpling dipping sauce!
Watch the Crispy Dumpling Skirt Recipe Video Below!
If you’ve ever been to a Chinese restaurant that serves pan-fried dumplings, you’ve probably seen the Crispy Dumpling Skirts that look web-like, also known as “wings” surrounding the dumplings. They’re crispy and add an amazing contrasting texture with the soft, steamed dumpling.
Note: this method was using freshly wrapped dumplings. If you are using frozen dumplings, you can still achieve the Crispy Dumpling Skirt! Please read the recipe notes for adjustments.
Ingredients for Crispy Dumpling Skirt
The ingredient list is extremely short to make an authentic crispy dumpling skirt at home! Here is what you’ll need:
- Neutral oil – My favorite neutral oil is avocado oil, but you can also use canola or vegetable oil! Avoid using olive oil due to the stronger flavor profile.
- All-Purpose Flour
- Corn starch – If you don’t have corn starch readily available, I would recommend using potato starch rice flour.
- Kosher Salt
- Water
Combine the Dumpling Skirt Mixture
To make your dumpling skirt mixture, get a medium sized measuring cup and add 3/4 cup of filtered water. Next, combine the flour, corn starch, neutral oil, and salt and mix well until combined.
This solution will be what is used to steam and pan-fry the dumplings! The oil will crisp up the dumpling skirt and small web-like lattice will form that becomes extremely crisp! Once you get it down, you’ll never want to make dumplings another way again!
Cooking the Dumplings
To cook the dumplings, start by adding 1 tbsp of neutral oil to an appropriately sized pan based on how many dumplings you are making. You don’t want a pan too large or else it will require too much of the mixture to steam. Heat the oil over medium high heat and lay your dumplings in a circular pattern in the pan.
Brown the bottom for 2-3 minutes to give the dumplings some color. Give the dumpling skirt mixture a quick mix prior to pouring in the pan (the starch will sink to the bottom), then pour enough of the mixture to about 1/4 of the way up the dumplings. If you’re cooking frozen dumplings, add a little extra mixture (about 1/3 of the way up the dumplings) to account for the slightly longer cooking time. Watch the video recipe for more in depth instructions!
RECIPE TIP
HEAT MANAGEMENT
A non-stick pan is best for this recipe over medium to medium high heat. You want the oil to eventually crisp up the bottom of your dumplings, and a medium high heat should achieve this. Don’t put the heat too high, otherwise you’ll burn the bottoms of your dumplings.
If you want to practice making these crispy dumpling skirts, try them with some of my most popular dumpling recipes!
If you tried this Crispy Dumpling Skirt or any other recipe on my website, please leave a ๐ star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below!
Crispy Dumpling Skirt
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup neutral oil
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 tbsp flour
- 1.5 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt
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 (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 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!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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!