25 Dumpling Recipes to Make at Home
You might be looking for dumpling recipes to make for Lunar New Year, or perhaps you're hoping to stock your freezer with something good for the weeks to come. Below you'll find lots of options, including crispy-bottomed pork and chive dumplings, silky wontons, and juicy gyoza. But dumplings are beloved around the world, and according to Merriam-Webster, any small mass of dough that's boiled or steamed counts. So this collection of dumpling recipes also includes gondi, gnudi, cornmeal dumplings, and more. It's definitely an incomplete list—but at least this will get you started.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou4/25Pan-Fried Chicken and Cabbage Dumplings
These pan-fried dumplings, filled with savory chicken and sweet cabbage, are among the best selling items at Nom Wah Tea Parlor in New York City—but now you can make them at home. (Nom Wah's Wilson Tang stopped by to guide you through the setup here.)
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou6/25Colorful Dumplings
One benefit to making your own dumpling wrappers is that you can tint the dough in a rainbow of colors. This moves comes in especially handy if you're making a variety of fillings and want to tell your lamb dumplings from your spinach ones.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Lillian Chou7/25Pork Wontons With Sesame Sauce
Photo by Ed Anderson8/25Lamb and Green Squash Dumplings
This dumpling combines lamb with delicate green summer squash, which brings freshness to the filling. Giving the dumplings a paper-thin sheet of crackly starch at the base is a fun trick in the preparation.
Photo by Ditte Isager11/25Chicken and Dumplings With Mushrooms
Switching gears a bit, here's a warming Dutch oven recipe that we turn to again and again. Savory chicken and mushroom stew underneath, plus fluffy, nutmeg-laced dumplings on top: It's just the kind of thing we want to cook during a snowstorm.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton13/25Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
Gnocchi are dumplings, too! This version has a light texture, thanks to the addition of fresh ricotta. No sweet potatoes at home? There are lots of vegetables that will work in homemade gnocchi.
