I am obsessed with few things in life, but duck and dumplings are definitely two of them. While shopping for ingredients to make dumplings the other evening, I had the GENIUS idea to combine the two. Even more brilliant, I got my friends to help make them! They didn’t quite turn out quite as prettily as my usual dumplings (I’ve had a lot of practice) but it was great fun. We also made some spinach and tofu Ladakhi mokmok (aka momos in Tibet or Nepal), which I’ll post separately for the vegematarians 🙂
This recipe is featured on Masterchef Food Hub
INGREDIENTS
- 2 confit duck breasts
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 6 spring onions, finely chopped (keep white and pale green parts separate)
- pack of wonton wrappers (30)
- extra vegetable oil for frying
- chilli sauce, black vinegar and/or chilli oil to serve
METHOD
- Prepare the duck by shredding the meat and chopping it finely.
- Remove the skin and fat and gently warm in a frypan or wok until the fat has melted, then discard the skin.
- Combine the duck meat, hoisin, soy, sesame oil and chopped white spring onions and mix well.
- Place one teaspoon of filling in the middle of the square wrapper.
- Use a little water to wet the edges of the wrapper.
- Fold opposite corners to close and pinch to seal.
- To make the tortellini shape, fold opposite corners of the triangle backwards behind the filling and pinch together. (The photos below demonstrate this process using a gow gee wrapper.)
- Add just enough extra oil to the pan to be about 1cm deep.
- Heat oil until shimmering and drop in some dumplings, taking care not to overcrowd the pan. The dumplings should not be touching each other, and need enough space to be turned easily.
- Fry, turning once, until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
You can also boil them, as you can see on the plate below. They have a lovely, slippery texture, but needless to say we all preferred the ones fried in duck fat!
Quack Quack. Even my eyes drool when I read your recipes Liv. Day-am.
Aw shucks! I’m doing a ‘Duck Duck Goose’ cooking course at Restaurant Atelier next month – guaranteed eyegasms 😉
mmm i want a whole pile of these dumplings!
Oh YUM!! This post made me hungry! Raina
Thanks Raina! I feel a little peckish just thinking about duck… Or dumplings…
Whoah these sound insanely good. I’d definitely be battling chopsticks with you for the deep-fried ones! lol
They were so good! I can’t wait for #duckduckgoose at Restaurant Atelier in September, may get some new ideas for ducky dumpling recipes…