Dumpling Dipping Sauce
Chinese dumplings (jiaozi) are one of the most traditional dishes in Chinese cuisine and a must-have at everything from family dinners to banquet meals. But a dumpling wouldn't be a dumpling without the dipping sauce that goes with it. They simply require something tangy, sometimes spicy, to help cut through the rich savoriness of the dumpling filling.
Just as there are many different types of dumplings, there's also a variety of sauces. This is a quick, easy, and popular version. It works great for classic pork-filled dumplings, but it also pairs wonderfully with pockets that are filled with eggs, prawns, or vegetables.
Dipping Sauce
from http://chinesefood.about.com/
Hot chili oil adds bite to this dumpling dipping sauce recipe.
3 tablespoons light soy sauce
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons red wine or red rice vinegar
1 teaspoon hot chili oil
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar, or to taste
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon minced ginger
Combine all the ingredients. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 1 hour to give the flavors a chance to blend.
Yields about 1/2 cup
Dumpling Dipping Sauce
from https://thewoksoflife.com/
“The components of a good dumpling sauce are pretty simple, and it comes down to a balance of different flavors: salty, sweet, spicy, and a little bit of tang, or sourness.
The base of the sauce is soy sauce, which provides the salt factor and needs a little bit of thinning out with hot water. The sweetness comes from a little bit of sugar (the hot water helps dissolve it), while the sourness comes from a dash of rice vinegar.
The spiciness comes from the addition of chili oil––preferably one with lots of chili flakes––as well as garlic. The final ingredients are sesame seeds and a little bit of sesame oil, for a nutty richness that rounds out the whole sauce.”
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon hot water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon chili oil
1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
½ teaspoon sesame oil
Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 tablespoon hot water. Then add soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Stir to combine.
Serve with freshly cooked dumplings and enjoy!
4 servings
