This unique steamed dumpling (mandu) recipe is made with pork rib meat, scallions, and a combination of seasonings. Using pork rib meat for these dumplings make them melt-in-your-mouth and irresistible.
“Mandu” or “mandoo” means dumpling in Korean. These dumplings are stuffed with a mixture of meat and/or vegetables which can then be deep-fried, boiled, pan-fried, steamed, or baked in the oven. There are so many different variations of mandu in Korea. The possibilities of the stuffing are truly endless. We even have several different variations of mandu recipes on our own site. It is so fun to play around with different meat and vegetable combinations for the filling.
This recipe is a bit more unique than most Korean dumpling recipes you will find out there. We are actually using pork rib meat for the meat base of these dumplings. With a more traditional Korean dumpling (mandu) recipe, many people use simple ground pork as the meat base for the filling. Using pork rib meat is a bit more time consuming due to removing the meat off the bones, however, it results in a melt-in-your-mouth dumpling. If you are looking for a more traditional mandu recipe, make sure to check out our other recipe – Fried Korean Dumplings (Yaki Mandu).
Ingredients needed to make these pork rib & scallion dumplings (mandu)
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- Wonton wrappers
- Pork rib meat
- Scallions
- Garlic cloves
- Fresh ginger root
- Onion
- Soy sauce
- Ground black pepper
- Ground white pepper
- Dasida beef powder soup stock powder
- Sesame oil
- Fish sauce
- Salt
- Dipping sauce, optional (see our recipe here)
How to make our Korean dumplings
Step 1: Prep the pork rib meat
Prepare the pork rib meat. Ensure the pork rib meat is taken off the bone and ground at home with a meat grinder, or finely chop it by hand. You want it as close to ground pork as possible.
Step 2: Make the filling mixture
Mix all of the filling ingredients well together.
Step 3: Wrap the dumplings
Now, it’s time to wrap these dumplings. Put about a teaspoon of the meat filling into a wonton wrapper. Close each wrapper with a bit of water on the edges to help seal it.
Step 4: Get the steamer ready
Now it’s time to bring water to a boil in the bottom of a steamer pot. While you’re waiting for the steamer to come to a boil, prepare the steamer rack to place the dumplings in. Spray a little bit of oil on the bottom of your steamer pan so they don’t stick to the bottom. Or you could also line the steamer pan with a few layers of clean, damp cheesecloth or napa cabbage leaves to prevent the mandu from sticking to the bottom.
Step 5: Steam the dumplings
Once the water starts boiling, place a single layer of mandu, and turn the heat down to medium-high heat. Place the steamer rack inside the steamer pot. Allow the dumplings to steam for 20 minutes until the filling is well-done.
Step 6: Continue until all dumplings are steamed and enjoy!
Continue steaming dumplings until all of the dumplings are steamed. Don’t forget to make our sauce recipe. It goes perfectly with these steamed dumplings (mandu). Enjoy!
We hope you enjoy our Pork Rib & Scallion Steamed Dumplings (Mandu) recipe!
More dumpling recipes:
- Steamed Pork Belly & Kimchi Korean Dumplings (Mandu)
- Fried Korean Dumplings (Yaki Mandu) – This recipe is a traditional Korean dumpling.
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Pork Rib & Scallion Steamed Dumplings (Mandu)
This unique steamed dumpling (mandu) recipe is made with pork rib meat, scallions, and a combination of seasonings.
Ingredients
- 20 wonton wrappers
- 4 servings of our mandu sauce
For the filling:
- 1 lb Pork rib meat, bones removed
- 10 scallions, finely chopped (about 3 cups)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 Tbsp)
- ½ tsp fresh ginger root, minced
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp Dasida beef powder stock powder
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare the pork rib meat. Ensure the pork rib meat is taken off the bone and ground at home with a meat grinder, or finely chop it by hand. You want it as close to ground pork as possible.
- Mix all of the filling ingredients well together.
- Now, it’s time to wrap these dumplings. Put about a teaspoon of the meat filling into a wonton wrapper. Close each wrapper with a bit of water on the edges to help seal it.
- Now it’s time to bring water to a boil in the bottom of a steamer pot. While you’re waiting for the steamer to come to a boil, prepare the steamer rack to place the dumplings in. Spray a little bit of oil on the bottom of your steamer pan so they don’t stick to the bottom. Or you could also line the steamer pan with a few layers of clean, damp cheesecloth or napa cabbage leaves to prevent the mandu from sticking to the bottom.
- Once the water starts boiling, place a single layer of mandu, and turn the heat down to medium-high heat. Place the steamer rack inside the steamer pot. Allow the dumplings to steam for 20 minutes until the filling is well-done.
- Continue steaming dumplings until all of the dumplings are steamed. Don’t forget to serve these dumplings with our sauce (recipe here). It goes perfectly with these steamed dumplings (mandu). Enjoy!
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