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Kimchi Mandu Recipe and Ingredients

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Let’s learn how to make kimchi dumplings, one of the most favorite Korean dishes among foreigners. CNN selected Korea’s ‘Kimchi Mandu’ as one of the ‘world’s best dumpling menus.’ Korean dumplings are popular among Americans and are different from Chinese dumplings.

Let me introduce you to a simple way to make delicious kimchi dumplings at home. Kimchi dumplings that you steam yourself are very delicious, and you will need a steamer as a tool.

Kimchi Mandu Recipe

Kimchi Mandu is Korean kimchi dumpling. It’s easy to make and very delicious. Try these recipe and eat delicious kimchi mandu.

Kimchi Mandu ingredient

If you can purchase dumpling skin on the market, there is no need to prepare the ingredients. The cooking steps are shortened if you buy dumpling skin. I recommend buying dumpling skin.

Dumpling skin

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1/2 cup water

Dumpling Filling

  • 1 cup kimchi (chopped)
  • 1 cup pork (minced)
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • a little bit of pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Steps to make Kimchi Mandu

Make dumpling skin

  1. Mix flour and water to make a soft and elastic dough.
  2. Cover and ferment for about 30 minutes.

Make dumpling

  • Chop kimchi, pork and other ingredients.
  • Mix pork, green onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and sesame oil to make the dumpling filling
  • Divide the fermented dough into small balls and press each one thickly.
  • Place the dumpling filling on top of the dumpling skin and moisten the edges with water.
  • Fold the dumpling skin into a half-moon shape
  • Press the edges with your fingers to adhere them.
  • Press and adhere the edge of the dumpling along the second connection point in a needle shape.

Cooking

  • Pour boiling water into the steamer, place the dumplings, and steam them.
  • Cook until the dumplings increase in volume and become transparent, about 10 minutes.
  • Or If you don’t boil, you can also add oil to a pan and fry the dumplings until golden brown.

Tips to eat delicious Kimchi Mandu

Dumplings are served with soy sauce. It is also good to serve dumplings with kimchi or pickled radish.

Simple Kimchi Mandu that don’t require cooking

If you find it difficult to cook and eat dumplings at home, we recommend trying frozen kimchi dumplings, which are easy to make. All you have to do is just steam.

The most popular Korean kimchi dumpling product among Americans is Bibigo Mandu from CJ CheilJedang. Bibigo Kimchi Mandu is a popular product in Korea and has surpassed 50% of the dumpling market share.

There is also a Bibigo factory in the United States, so you can easily enjoy Korean kimchi dumplings, so be sure to purchase them. You can purchase bibigo kimchi dumplings from the link (click), so try purchasing kimchi dumplings. As part of Coupang Partners’ activities, this article receives a certain amount of commission.