Six dumpling sauces
From the simplest to more sophisticated versions, this guide offers six inspiring dumpling sauces which will take your dumpling dishes to another level.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp black rice vinegar
- 1/4 tsp honey
- 1 tsp ginger (julienned)
- Dill (to taste)
- 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
- 1 pinch ground Sichuan pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp hot oil
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp black rice vinegar
- Fresh chilli (finely chopped)
- Coriander (chopped)
- 1 tbsp spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 pinch sugar
- 11/2 tbsp hot oil
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp black rice vinegar
- 250 g ripe tomatoes (peeled and deseeded)
- 2 clove garlic
- 2 slice ginger
- 1 fresh chilli (or to taste)
- 4 strands coriander
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Sichuan spiced sweet soy sauce (see note 1)
- 1 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp homemade chilli oil (or to taste)
- Spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp black rice vinegar (or spiced vinegar, see note 2)
- 1 tbsp spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp papery dried shrimp (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Chinese sesame oil
- 1 pinch salt
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Coriander (chopped)
- 1 tbsp homemade chilli oil (or to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Mix all the ingredients. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes before serving.
- 2
Put garlic, Sichuan pepper and salt into a bowl. Pour hot oil over.
- 3
Add the remaining ingredients. Mix well.
- 4
Put spring onion and sugar in a bowl. Pour hot oil over.
- 5
Add soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well.
- 6
Put tomato, garlic, ginger, chilli and coriander into the food processor. Blend to a smooth paste.
- 7
Add salt, sugar and soy sauce. Mix well.
- 8
Put Sichuan spiced sweet soy sauce (see note 1) and garlic in a serving bowl.
- 9
Add freshly boiled dumplings.
- 10
Pour chilli oil over. Stir then garnish with spring onion.
- 11
Put soy sauce, vinegar, spring onion, papery dried shrimp, sesame oil and salt in the serving bowl.
- 12
Spoon in freshly boiled dumplings along with some water from the pot.
- 13
Add sesame seeds, coriander and chilli oil.