Is It A Dumpling?!? Is It A Taco?!?
🔥🌮 Happy Taco Thursday, Fam! 🌮🔥
We’re getting a little wild in the kitchen today. Because a taco is truly in the eye of the beholder. We’re taking a classic wonton dumpling, giving it an Asian-inspired twist, and boldly calling it a taco. Rules? Flexible.
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👇 Scroll on down for the spice, the technique, and the magic.
Cheers & hot sauce,
~ The Taco Tuesday Crew 🌶️✨
Pork Dumpling Tacos
Recipe By: @ajfoodie
🌶️🥟 Fun Fact: Dumplings arrived in America through waves of Chinese immigration in the 1800s, spreading from Chinatowns to mainstream menus, evolving into countless regional styles along the way.
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🌶️ What You’ll Need
Filling:
450g (1 lb) lean minced beef or pork
30g (2 tbsp) soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
10g (½ tbsp) ginger
5g (1 tsp) sugar
5g (1 tsp) sesame oil
30g (⅓ cup) spring onion, chopped
25 wonton wrappers
Dipping sauce:
45g (3 tbsp) soy sauce
15g (1 tbsp) sriracha
15g (1 tbsp) water
10g (2 tsp) sesame oil
10g (2 tsp) rice vinegar
12g (1 tbsp) sugar
🔥 How To Make The Magic
1️⃣ Mix It Up: In a bowl, combine minced meat, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, and spring onion until fully cozy.
2️⃣ Fill & Fold: Lay out your wonton wrappers and drop 1 heaped tablespoon of filling right in the center.
3️⃣ Crisp Time: Fry in 2 tbsp oil for about 4 minutes per side until golden. Or bake at 200°C for 12 minutes, lightly sprayed with oil.
4️⃣ Sauce Boss: Stir together all dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
5️⃣ Finish Strong: Drizzle that sauce over your crispy dumplings or dunk away. No judgment. 🥟✨
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