Asian dumplings are an incredible appetizer, offering the perfect combination of crispy and soft. Unsurprisingly, your air fryer excels at this recipe.
Pork and ginger are the star flavors in these tasty little bites, accompanied by quickly sautéed bok choy.
Easy to assemble, these appetizers are a great family cooking project: just fill, seal, and fry for the best of takeout, but homemade.
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Air-Frying Time: 12-20 minutes at 380° F
Difficulty: easy
Yield: 45 dumplings
Ingredients
For the dumplings
- 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
- 4 cups of bok choy (about 12 oz.), chopped
- 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 4 ounces of ground pork
- 45 dumpling wrappers or wonton wrappers
- cooking spray
For the dipping sauce
- 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons of lower-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of light brown sugar
Instructions
Stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl.
Place a dumpling wrapper on work surface, and spoon about 1 tablespoon filling in center of wrapper.
Using a pastry brush or your fingers, lightly moisten the edges of the wrapper with water.
Fold the wrapper over to make a half-moon shape, pressing edges to seal. Repeat process with remaining wrappers and filling.
Lightly coat air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place 6-8 dumplings in basket, leaving room between each; lightly spray the dumplings with cooking spray. Cook at 380° F until lightly browned, 12 minutes, turning dumplings over halfway through cooking. Repeat with remaining dumplings, keeping cooked dumplings warm.
Meanwhile, stir together rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and brown sugar in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
Inspired from: Cooking Light
