Posted on Wed 11th October 2023
The Ultimate Momo Dumplings
Discover the art of creating delectable momos from scratch! This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through crafting perfect dumplings with ease.
Cuisine
Chinese
Time
1 hr
Servings
2
Ingredients
The Filling
100g chicken
½ bunch of coriander
25g ginger
2 clove garlic
2 white cabbage leaves
½ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp ground cumin
1 green or red chilli, finely chopped
2-3 tsp light soy sauce
Salt to taste
The Dough
100g plain white flour
60ml water
1 tsp oil
Method
Preparation
To make the dough
Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl and gradually add the water & oil, whilst mixing with a fork / hand.
Take care to add the water gradually, depending on the brand, quality and age of your flour the water measurement is an approximation.
Once you have formed a rough dough and there is no longer any dry flour left, you should see lumps of dough you can now bring together to form a ball of dough.
Tip this onto a clean work surface and knead for 5 minutes until a slightly elastic consistency is reached, this should be a ‘play dough’ consistency.
The dough would benefit from a 15-30 minute rest here.
Once rested, cut the dough into 4 pieces and roll the dough out into 1-2mm thick
Use a 70mm diameter circular cutter to cut out as many pastries as possible.
Alternatively, roll each piece of dough into a 1 inch thick sausage shape and cut into 5 pieces. Flatten each piece and use a traditional dim sum rolling pin to roll each piece out to a 70-80mm circle.
Toast the spices and finely chop all the other ingredients. Mix them together well, massage the meat into the ingredients and then proceed to beat the mix to a smooth paste.
Place 1 1⁄2 teaspoons of filling into the centre of the pastry
Lift up the pastry and squeeze the edges together as if forming a drawstring money
bag shape with your dominant hand
Holding the pastry in your dominant hand, twist the top of the pastry tightly and
continuously with your non-dominant hand, ensuring the filling does not leak out,
until the pastry is completely sealed and you have a slightly swirled, spiraled effect at
the top, and a well-rounded dumpling below.
Cooking
Fill a wok 1/3 – 1⁄2 way with boiling water. Line 2 bamboo steam baskets with dim sum steam
paper or pierced greaseproof paper. Brush the paper with a little vegetable oil and then
place the prepared momos into the steam baskets, twisted side down (to prevent any loose
ends from opening up). Cover the baskets with a lid and steam on high for 10-12 minutes.