Description
Bite-sized, crispy pan-fried dumplings filled with pork and cabbage (or chives), always baked in massive quantities in the corner of griddles at Taiwanese breakfast shops.
Restaurants serving Jianjiao (Pan-fried Dumplings)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Dumpling wrappers
- Minced pork
- Cabbage
- Ginger
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Prepare chewy homemade dumpling wrappers kneaded from bread flour and water (or slightly thick store-bought wrappers).
- Knead minced pork firmly with finely chopped and squeezed cabbage (Taiwanese cabbage is notably sweet), scallions, grated ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper.
- Place filling on wrapper, seal in a half-moon shape (mainstream is pinching simply a few times without many pleats like Japanese gyoza).
- Heat plenty of oil on the breakfast shop's flat griddle (pan) and arrange dumplings.
- Pour water mixed with a little flour (or potato starch) to 1/
- the dumpling height, cover with a large lid, and steam-fry on high.
- When water evaporates and crackling sounds start, open lid and fry until bottoms are beautiful golden brown with a crispy thin lace (Bing Hua).
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
White pepper and Sesame oil
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought chilled gyoza (fry with slightly more oil)
Pairing
Warm Soy Milk(Tian Doujiang)
Trivia
[For Everyone] Slightly smaller than Japanese gyoza, often containing no (or very little) garlic, so eating it in the morning leaves no odor worries. A hugely popular menu keeping breakfast shop griddles running at full capacity.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Mix Taiwan's unique sweet, thick 'Jiangyou Gao' and spicy 'chili sauce' in a small dish, and dip generously to eat!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Sesame