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Pan Fried Dumplings (Guo Tie)

Chinese name: 锅贴 (guō tiē)
Characteristics: Pan Fried Dumplings taste crispy outside and quite fresh inside. The wrappers are in yellow and white after being fried, and the fillings are aromatic and delicious with meat and vegetables added.

Pan Fried Dumplings (Pot Stickers), called Guo Tie in Chinese, is the sister food of fried dumplings. It is a popular staple food throughout China. The Pan Fried Dumplings are made of a simple flour wrapper filled with various fillings like pork mixed with all kinds of seasonal vegetables like cabbage and celery. The shapes differ from area to area: most are pouch-shaped in Tianjin style, and in crescent like Chinese dumplings.

Ingredients:

flour; pork; cabbage

Seasonings:

green onion; ginger; cooking oil; salt; five spices powder;
cooking wine; soy sauce; sesame oil

Note: The amounts of the ingredients and seasonings listed above can be flexibly adjusted according to one's personal taste.

Preparation Work:

1. Clean and chop the pork. Combine with five spices powder, cooking wine and soy sauce. Let the mixture stand for 15min.
2. Chop the cabbage and add several drops of cooking oil. Thoroughly mix them.
3. Cut the green onion and ginger into small pieces.

Methods:

STEP

Making the Dough: Put 300g flour into a basin. Sprinkle some water and stir to form small pieces. Repeat the process to make all dry flour into small pieces. Sprinkle more water and gather them to knead into dough.

STEP

Making Pot Sticker Filling: Mix the ground pork, chopped cabbage, green onion and ginger. Add in salt, five spices powder and sesame oil and mix with other ingredients.

STEP

Making the Wrappers: Cut a section from the dough. Roll it into a long stick. Cut into small dough balls and press them flat. Sprinkle some starch and roll the dough balls flat. A wrapper is finished. Make more in the same way.

STEP

Wrapping the Pan Fried Dumplings: Put some of the prepared filling in the center of the wrapper. Fold and pinch it from the middle to outer sides. Leave holes in both sides. A crescent-shaped dumpling is done. Repeat to make more.

STEP

Frying the Dumplings: Heat a pan and brush a thin layer of oil. Lay out the dumplings and cover the pan to fry. After 1min when the steam appears, remove the cover. Add some water evenly, and cover to fly for another 5min. The process of adding water may require repetition. The pan fried dumplings are well cooked when they turn golden yellow.

STEP

Now, turn off the fire. The Pan Fried Dumplings (Guo Tie) are ready. Pick out of the pan and serve. The lovely dumplings look bright and smell good. Cannot wait to have a taste?

Note: Aside from the fillings mentioned in the recipe, using shrimp, beef or some other minced vegetables like leek, onion and green onion can also be acceptable.

Our Guests Attending Cooking Class

Learn to Make Dumplings in a Local Family

Ms. Kylie & Mr. Criag from Australia paid a private visit to a typical family in Xi'an, where we arranged a wonderful cooking class for them. They had heard so much that Chinese are dainty about their food, so they both showed great interest in how Chinese food was cooked. They learnt to make dumplings and picked out Pan Fried Dumplings to prove how Chinese cook staple food by wide variations. And finally, both of them were satisfied with the outcome, as well as other dishes offered by the hostess.
Ms. Sally Making Dumplings

Ms. Sally & Mr. Richard from Canada paid a visit to a local family in Xi'an under the arrangement by TravelChinaGuide, and learned to cook Pan Fried Dumlings and Kung Pao Chicken there. They enjoyed the meal very much and recommended it in their feedback:"... Having the family visit and helping cook lunch was fun and the food delicious..."

See details at Ms. Sally's feedback
Ms. Linda & Ms. Jennifer Learn to Make Dumplings

Ms. Linda & Ms. Jennifer from USA joined our family tour during their visit to Xi'an, and learned to cook Kung Pao Chicken and Pan Fried Dumlings in a typical local family. They had a good time during the visit with meal and wrote in their feedback:"...Sometimes there was too much food, often actually. But when asked, that was adjusted for us. My favorite meal was the one in the home we visited in Xi'an. I would recommend that meal to anyone!..."

See details at Ms. Linda's feedback

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- Last updated on Dec. 09, 2022 -

Questions & Answers on Pan Fried Dumplings

Asked by Kevin J Davis from GERMANY | Aug. 23, 2017 11:44

What is the ratio of 5 spices powder to the mixture of Pan Fried Dumplings?

Answers (1)

Answered by Jason from SINGAPORE | Aug. 23, 2017 20:44

Generally 3-5g is enough.

Asked by Christina from KUWAIT | Jan. 17, 2016 11:56

What can be substituted for the pork to cook Pan Fried Dumplings?

I have a Muslim family and they can not eat pork.. What is a good substitute?

Answers (1)

Answered by Kevin from SINGAPORE | Jan. 18, 2016 21:56

Christina, beef or mutton can be used to replace pork. I tried some fried dumplings with beef fillings before. They tasted delicious.

Asked by Anna from ITALY | Oct. 02, 2015 01:43

Please which is the ratio flour/ water to make the dough? Thnks so much for the andwer

Answers (1)

Answered by Susan from HONG KONG | Oct. 11, 2015 04:56

Anna, it's 3:1.

Asked by maica mesa from PHILIPPINES | Aug. 14, 2014 02:56

what is the substitute of cooking wine if i dont have any? thanks

Answers (2)

Answered by Chris from FINLAND | Aug. 16, 2014 21:17

Mesa, you needn't add cooking wine if you don't have it. The cooking wine is to get rid of the strong flavor of the meat and make your dish more delicious. However, the flavor of the lean pork isn't too strong. It is used widely when you cook fish.

Answered by Brandon Li | Dec. 14, 2014 13:15

It is true that you don't have to use any wine if you so desire but I never use cooking wine at all. Also the alcohol in wine transports certain flavor compounds to the taste buds that nothing else will even fats and oils miss some components. Instead I only use wine that I find acceptable to drink meaning rice wine, red wine, white, etc, and it doesn't have to be expensive either just taste nice

Asked by Valerie from USA | Apr. 25, 2014 05:26

Just some extra questions about Chinese Guo Tie

How many dumplings does this make? Also should I let the dough rest after mixing it? Finally how thick should I make the dough circles? Thank you!

Answers (1)

Answered by Emily from CANADA | May. 06, 2014 03:27

1. The number of the dumplings depends on the size of the pan, so it is hard to tell you an exact number.
2. Yes, you should make the douph rest after mixing it.
3. Accoring to a material, the thickness should be between 0.05-0.1cm.