Steamed Dumplings with The Best Dipping Sauce
This is (at least in my opinion) the best dumpling dipping sauce! It’s easily customisable of course so you can adjust everything to suit your taste!!
One of my favourite ways to enjoy dumplings is by either steaming or boiling these and finishing it off with what I like to call the ultimate sauce – with the perfect balance of savoury, heat, bit of sweetness and acidity.
Let’s not forget the aromatics that really take it up a notch!
THE DUMPLING DIPPING SAUCE: WHAT’S IN IT?
You’ll find the full printable recipe in the card below!
- soy sauce
- water or broth from dumplings (if boiling dumplings)
- doubanjiang (see recipe notes)
- chili oil or chili garlic sauce
- sugar, adjust to desired sweetness
- Chinese black vinegar or rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- sesame seeds
- minced garlic
- Chopped fresh scallions and cilantro
THE DUMPLINGS
These dumplings I used are filled with a mix of tofu and garlic/Chinese chives. You’re free to use store-bought frozen dumplings and wontons and opt to wither steam or boil them. I highly recommend steaming or boiling because I love the smooth skin that comes from these cooking processes. Do note that you don’t need to thaw your dumplings. Simply cook them directly from frozen!
You can also check out my homemade dumpling recipe here and my homemade wontons recipe here.
OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS SAUCE:
- Pour over noodles
- Mix with fried tofu so it can soak up all the flavours!
- Use as a hotpot dipping sauce
Check out the full recipe for this below!
OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LOVE:
- Crispy Wontons
- Shredded Tofu ‘Bulgogi’
- Maple Hoisin Tofu
- Baked Peanut and Lime Tofu
- Kung Pao Tofu
- Pineapple Cashew Tofu Stir-Fry
- Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu
- Vegetable Dumplings
- Chinese Chive Pies
- Pan-Fried Cabbage and Noodle Buns
- Wontons in Chili Broth