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Pan-fried pork and cabbage dumplings: crisp bottoms, steamed tops, juicy middles.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, cucumber salad
HB-5589 · Hand-built original
Hand-rolled dumplings of grated potato simmered in anchovy-kelp broth with zucchini, carrot, onion and shiitake. The ongsimi turn chewy and translucent as they float to the surface.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: kimchi, steamed rice, pickled radish, seasoned bean sprouts
HB-15863 · Hand-built original
Potato, ricotta and herb dumplings with walnut and pul biber butter is a Turkish and Middle Eastern main course centred on potato. It combines lb 10oz potatoes, lb 2oz ricotta cheese, free-range eggs for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-3743 · Hand-built original
Frozen potstickers, tender rice, and fresh veggies bake together in a savory garlic ginger sauce for an easy, flavorful dinner!
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1810 · Hand-built original
This quick potsticker soup starts by crisping the potstickers, then finishes in a simple, flavorful broth with vegetables.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3128 · Hand-built original
Plump prawns kneaded with ginger and spring onion water, sesame oil and white pepper, chilled, then wrapped and deep-fried until the wonton skins crisp. Sweet chilli sauce is served for dipping.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-14883 · Hand-built original
Steamed prawn and water chestnut dumplings in wonton wrappers, served over a crunchy sesame-dressed salad of lettuce, cucumber, beansprouts and edamame.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-7971 · Hand-built original
Chopped king prawns with ginger and spring onion are wrapped into three-peaked wontons and boiled until they float. A black vinegar and soy dip, flecked with chili, goes alongside.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-17152 · Hand-built original
A silky delica pumpkin soup blended with milk and a touch of moscatel vinegar, served in the hollowed pumpkin shell. Ricotta dumplings with sheep's cheese and mace are poached, then warmed through smoked butter with chestnuts and garlic.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-14911 · Hand-built original
Quick & Easy Potsticker Casserole is a Asian, Asian American dinner, entree, main course, main dish centred on rice. It combines -25 frozen potstickers, full-fat coconut milk, soy sauce for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-3753 · Hand-built original
Quick Butter-Braised Tomatoes and Dumplings is a home-style dish centred on rice. It combines garlic cloves, " piece ginger, . unsalted butter for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-3756 · Hand-built original
Pillowy no-yeast bao buns steamed in minutes and filled with griddled chicken thighs glazed in a sticky harissa, honey and soy sauce, with sesame seeds and fresh coriander.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14937 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-1889 · Hand-built original
Frozen dumplings baked in a red curry coconut sauce with bok choy.
Main ingredient: can full-fat coconut milk
HB-4521 · Hand-built original
Handmade dumplings filled with ground chicken and salted napa cabbage, pan-fried and steamed, then nestled into a coconut red curry sauce and baked, finished with basil, sesame and chili crunch.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9316 · Hand-built original
A coconut red curry broth with ginger, lime and Thai basil, served with pan-crisped, steamed dumplings set on top.
Main ingredient: gin
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, crusty bread
HB-10058 · Hand-built original
Rice paper dumplings filled with stir-fried cabbage, tuna and egg, pan-fried until golden and crisp at the edges.
Main ingredient: cabbage
Pairs well with: seasoned soy sauce, kimchi, pickled radish, seaweed soup
HB-16197 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-1906 · Hand-built original
Flat pan-fried dumplings of minced chicken breast, tofu and chives wrapped in doubled rice paper sheets.
Main ingredient: chicken breast
Pairs well with: soy dipping sauce, kimchi, pickled radish, tteokbokki
HB-16196 · Hand-built original
Shrimp and chives rolled in rice paper and microwaved until tender, served under a soy, mirin and garlic sauce.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: soy dipping sauce, pickled radish, hot tea, cucumber salad
HB-16200 · Hand-built original
Dumplings filled with chopped shrimp and salted, squeezed napa cabbage seasoned with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and sesame oil, pleated into crescents and pan-fried or steamed.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10433 · Hand-built original
Dumplings filled with roughly chopped shrimp, Chinese chives, garlic and ginger seasoned with soy sauce and shaoxing wine, with pan-fried, steamed and boiled options.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10434 · Hand-built original
Dumplings filled with shrimp blended two ways — part smooth paste with ice, part rough chopped — with sweet corn, carrot and green onion; the method covers steaming, boiling and pan-frying.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10966 · Hand-built original
A classic dim sum dish, these steamed rice rolls are thin and tender, filled with plump prawns and drizzled with a sweet umami soy
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-2069 · Hand-built original
Clear shrimp dumplings simmered with shiitake, bamboo shoots and bok choy in a chicken-stock broth, glossed with sesame oil and topped with fresh chilies.
Main ingredient: shrimp dumplings
Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, steamed rice, tea
HB-16510 · Hand-built original
Wontons filled with minced prawns, ginger, green onion and egg white, boiled until they float and tossed in a hot garlic chili oil with black vinegar and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10968 · Hand-built original
Sichuan lamb bao buns is a Chinese main course.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-2075 · Hand-built original
Open-topped siu mai of minced shrimp and ground pork with shiitake mushroom, soy sauce and white pepper in yellow Hong Kong-style wonton wrappers, steamed and served with sriracha and Chinese hot mustard.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10439 · Hand-built original
Open-topped Cantonese dumplings of pork mince and chopped prawns with shiitake mushroom, steamed in wonton wrappers. A dab of flying fish roe crowns each siu mai.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-8271 · Hand-built original
These open-faced dumplings are a requisite part of the Cantonese dim sum repertoire. In contrast to their dainty size and frilly edge, shāomai (siu mai in Cantonese) are packed with a pork filling that’s typically punctuated by earthy mushrooms and crunchy water chestnuts. The dumplings here are made from thin wonton skins that have been cut into circles. Don’t confuse them with the Jiangnan version from the area between Shanghai and Nanjing, which is made from hot-water dough wrappers and filled with a sticky rice mixture. Both go by the name shāomai, which literally means “cook and sell,” re
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-2085 · Hand-built original
A slow-cooked pork chili built on toasted dried chiles and beer, finished with shredded pork, beans and baked cornbread dumplings.
Main ingredient: pork shoulder
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4780 · Hand-built original
A spicy dumpling soup with oyster mushrooms, onion and egg ribbons in kelp-anchovy broth with chili flakes and Cheongyang pepper.
Main ingredient: dumplings
Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, pickled radish, rice cakes
HB-16709 · Hand-built original
Crisp baked wonton cups filled with raw ahi tuna tossed in sriracha, soy and sesame, topped with avocado and a sambal-spiked mayo.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-10100 · Hand-built original
Boiled wontons are draped in a savoury chilli oil sauce built on garlic, Sichuan pepper, five spice and stock powder, loosened with light soy sauce, rice vinegar and hot water.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8423 · Hand-built original
Boiled wontons turned through a black vinegar, soy sauce, and chili oil dressing and finished with sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: wontons
HB-11029 · Hand-built original
Steamed rice-paper dim sum parcels of minced shrimp and spinach with ginger, garlic and a sesame-soy seasoning.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: soy sauce dip, pickled radish, jasmine tea, cucumber salad
HB-16586 · Hand-built original
Crisp fried spring rolls filled with pork mince, shiitake mushrooms, carrot, bean sprouts and cabbage seasoned with oyster and soy sauce, served with a homemade sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8438 · Hand-built original
Tender steamed parcels with a sweet-savory chicken filling built on shallot, preserved radish and peanut. A brush of garlic oil and fresh cilantro finish them just before serving.
Main ingredient: ground chicken
Pairs well with: clear broth soup, jasmine rice, iced tea
HB-18605 · Hand-built original
Six pleated gyoza wrappers enclose a filling of chopped prawns with spring onion, coriander, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, oyster sauce, rice vinegar and soy, steamed in a bamboo steamer and served with a mirin dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8455 · Hand-built original
Opening up a steamed lotus leaf packet and inhaling its alluring musty fragrance is part of many Cantonese dim sum rituals. Inside, the sticky rice is stained a rich brown from the leaf, and once you start digging toward the center with chopsticks, there is a treasure trove of succulent ingredients. Figuring out what comprises the filling is most fun. Chicken is often included, as jī (fowl) is part of these packets’ name in Mandarin; they are called lo mai gai in Cantonese. Chicken is commonly combined with shiitake mushrooms and Chinese sweet sausage, as is done here. But cooks can add a myri
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2218 · Hand-built original
Blanched Napa cabbage leaves rolled around turkey, carrot, mushroom, scallion and rice, pan-crisped and served with a soy, vinegar and sesame dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: turkey
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-12152 · Hand-built original
Swedish potato dumplings filled with a pork or bacon and onion mixture seasoned with allspice, boiled until they float. They are served with lingonberry jam, melted butter and a kale salad of fried and salt-massaged leaves under an almond, garlic and white wine vinegar dressing.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-8513 · Hand-built original
Crisp baked wonton cups filled with shredded chicken, cabbage and carrot in a lime, fish sauce and chilli dressing.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15532 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: ham
HB-2362 · Hand-built original
Authentic Turkmen manty with chopped lamb, onion, tender dough, gatyk, and paprika butter, steamed for a juicy family-style meal.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-2439 · Hand-built original
Turnip cakes are a savory dim sum served at Chinese New Year as symbol of good luck. With a crispy crust and a tender inside, this cake first steamed and then pan-fried is made with mushrooms, sausage, dried shrimp, daikon radish.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-2440 · Hand-built original
Fluffy steamed bao buns filled with tamari, ginger and chilli roasted cauliflower. Sriracha mayonnaise, carrot, spring onion and sesame seeds add heat and crunch.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-15707 · Hand-built original
Soft, fluffy steamed buns filled with roasted jackfruit in a sticky char siu-style sauce of hoisin, soy and maple — a vegan version of the classic barbecue pork bun.
Main ingredient: jackfruit
Pairs well with: hot tea, chili oil, bok choy, spring rolls
HB-18810 · Hand-built original
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