DIGITAL COOKING CLASS: Asian Dumplings

Our NEW series of Digital classes now allow you to keep learning with us from the comfort of your own home at your own pace! Classes are pre-recorded, so no need to worry about delay, or missing out on vital information. Registrations for MEAL KIT classes close 72 hours prior to class for ordering purposes. NO KIT registrations open until 1:30pm PST on day of class.

Asian Dumplings! This is one of our most popular classes, so we're pretty excited to be able to bring the techniques of Xiao Long Bao, Pork Siu Mai, and Japanese Gyoza to the comfort of your own home!  

You will receive an email on the 'day of class' with the video(s) and recipe packet with ingredient list and equipment we suggest for whether you have purchased a meal kit for pick-up at the shop on the day of class from 2-6pm or decide to shop on your own.

Please note, substitutions or allergy requests are not included in the meal kit option (please make appropriate subs at home) Thank you for understanding!

Ingredients needed if NO kit option is purchased:

Wrappers and xlb dough: 20 round gyoza sheets, 20 round THIN Siu Mai sheets, 2 cups bread flour, 1 cup water 2 pinches salt

XLB filling: 

1. ½ pound ground pork


2. ½ cup gelatinized pork stock


3. ½ bunch green onions, minced


4. 2 dried shiitake, rehydrated and minced


5. 2 water chestnuts, minced


6. 2-3 cloves garlic, minced


7. 1 Tbs. soy sauce


8. 1 Ttsp. fish sauce


9. 1 tsp. salt 


10. 1 tsp. ground black pepper

Siu Mai filling:

1. 1/2 pound ground pork


2. 3-4 peeled deveined shrimp, minced


3. 1 dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated and minced 


4. 3-4 water chestnuts, minced 


5. 1 stalks green onions, minced


6. 2-3 cloves garlic, minced


7. ½ tsp. sugar


8. 1 tsp. cornstarch


9. 1 Tbps. soy sauce


10. 2 tsp. rice wine


11. ½ tsp. sesame oil


12. 1 beaten egg


13. pinch each, salt and pepper

Japanese Gyoza filling:

1. 1/4 yellow or red onion, minced


2. 2-3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, minced (dried, dehydrated in hot water also works well)


3. 1 inch fresh ginger, minced


4. 3-4 cloves garlic, minced


5. 1 stalk green onion, finely sliced


6. 1 cup napa cabbage, thinly sliced


7. 3-4 water chestnuts, chopped


8. ¼ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped


9. ½ bunch of Shiso (optional as it’s not always available in the asian markets)


10. 1 tsp. sesame oil 


11. Salt and pepper to taste


12.  1Tbsp. oil to sauté the veggie mixture in.


13. Oil for frying