Korean Mandu Recipe
Mandu are Korean dumplings made with thin wrappers filled with a savory mixture. The filling typically includes a variety of vegetables, meat, and/or fish, and the dumplings can be cooked by boiling, steaming, or frying.
Ingredients
- Mandu wrappers - 1 pack
- Onion (finely chopped) - 1
- Cabbage (finely chopped) - 1 cup
- Soy sauce - ½ cup
- Minced pork - 1 lb
- Korean glass noodles - 2 oz
- Mushrooms (finely chopped) - ½ cup
- Garlic (crushed) - 2 cloves
- Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Place the finely chopped cabbage in a bowl and salt generously to draw the water out. Leave for approximately 15 minutes before squeezing out the excess water and transferring to a dry bowl.
- Boil the Korean glass noodles according to the directions on the packet, approximately 6 minutes. Once the noodles are cooked, rinse and drain well and add them to the bowl of cabbage.
- Add the pork and all of the other filling ingredients to the bowl and mix together until completely combined.
- Hold one mandu wrapper in your palm and spoon 1 heaped teaspoon of filling into the center.
- Wet one edge of the wrapper with water and press the two edges firmly together to seal the mandu. There are a number of different shapes and folding styles that can be used here, depending on your preference.
- To fry the mandu, heat some oil in a pan and carefully add them to the hot oil. Fry for 1-2 minutes until the bottom is golden-brown.
- Flip the mandu and fry the other side for 1-2 minutes until it is also golden-brown.
- Serve immediately with a bowl of dipping sauce on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 29gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 1955mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
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