Dumpling

Dumplings have been around since ancient times, with the first recorded recipes dating back to the 1st century AD. The popularity of dumplings spread throughout Europe and Asia, with each region developing its own unique recipes and techniques.

Today, dumplings are enjoyed by people all over the world and come in all shapes and sizes. While there are endless possibilities when it comes to fillings and flavors, the basic principle of a dumpling remains the same: a small, doughy ball that can be cooked and eaten with a variety of dipping sauces or simply on its own.

Whether you enjoy them boiled, fried, or steamed, there’s no doubt that dumplings are a delicious and versatile food that can be enjoyed by everyone. So next time you’re in the mood for a quick and easy meal, be sure to give dumplings a try!

Advice

Making dumplings can be a daunting task, but with a few tips and tricks, it can be an enjoyable culinary experience. First, make sure you have the right ingredients and tools. For the dough, it's important to use the right ratio of flour to water and to knead the dough until it has an ideal consistency. For the filling, consider using pre-made dumpling wrappers as they are easier to work with than homemade dough. Once you have the dough and filling ready, it's time to assemble the dumplings. Start by rolling out the dough into thin circles and then placing the filling in the center. Finally, fold the dough in half and press the edges to seal the dumpling. To make sure the dumplings stay together when cooking, it's important to crimp the edges of the dumpling wrapper. With these tips, you'll be well on your way to making delicious dumplings.

Jump to: Ingredient Breakdown Insights

Recipes

 

Chicken and Dumplings

5/5 - 3035 votes

• CHICKEN
• salt
• butter
• onion
• all purpose flour
• chicken thigh
• vegetable oil
• leek
• thyme
• celery
• carrot
• DUMPLINGS AND ASSEMBLY
• egg
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• parsley
• chive
• pepper
• butter
• buttermilk
• salt

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.7/5 - 515 votes

• parsley
• salt
• green pea
• chicken broth
• olive oil
• poultry seasoning
• bay leaf
• onion
• rib celery
• russet potato
• biscuit
• chicken breast tender
• water
• butter
• all purpose flour
• carrot

 

Quick Chicken and Dumplings

4/5 - 2000 votes

• tarragon
• salt
• heavy cream
• rosemary
• poultry seasoning
• shelf stable gnocchi
• leek
• rotisserie chicken
• thyme
• carrot
• celery
• all purpose flour
• butter
• garlic
• chicken stock

 

Easy Drop Dumplings for Soups and Stews

4/5 - 767 votes

• milk
• salt
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• soup

 

Ricotta Dumplings With Buttered Peas and Asparagus

4/5 - 1807 votes

• salt
• parmesan cheese
• asparagus
• leek
• parsley
• pea
• ricotta cheese
• olive oil
• egg
• pea shoot
• all purpose flour
• butter

 

One Pot Chicken and Sage Dumplings

4.22/5 - 689 votes

• buttermilk
• chive
• sage
• all purpose flour
• parmesan cheese
• olive oil
• thyme
• baking powder
• chicken breast
• chicken broth
• celery
• shallot
• carrot
• salt

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.6/5 - 310 votes

• chive
• black pepper
• pearl onion
• pea
• baking powder
• salt
• garlic
• chicken
• all purpose flour
• chive
• heavy cream
• butter
• oil
• bay leaf
• carrot
• garlic
• egg
• celery
• buttermilk
• black peppercorn
• chicken stock
• thyme

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.6/5 - 307 votes

• salt
• salt
• salt
• baking powder
• onion
• chicken
• carrot
• celery
• yellow cornmeal
• thyme
• turmeric
• half
• all purpose flour
• butter
• parsley
• olive oil
• chicken broth

 

Hot and Sour Dumpling Soup

4/5 - 1514 votes

• salt
• green onion
• pork gyoza
• soy sauce
• cornstarch
• white pepper
• bamboo shoot
• ginger
• white vinegar
• safflower
• tofu
• chicken broth
• shiitake mushroom

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.7/5 - 251 votes

• parsley
• black pepper
• herb
• chicken bone
• salt
• baking powder
• oil
• salt
• garlic
• lemon
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• chicken
• all purpose flour
• heavy cream
• herb
• butter
• olive oil
• bay leaf
• carrot
• celery
• egg
• water
• garlic
• buttermilk
• butter
• garlic
• parsley
• thyme
• chicken stock

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.1/5 - 254 votes

• condensed chicken gravy
• poultry seasoning
• salt
• pre carrot
• onion
• roll buttermilk biscuit dough
• roast chicken
• pepper
• vegetable oil
• chicken broth

 

Chicken and Dumplings with Mushrooms

3.8/5 - 515 votes

• salt
• all purpose flour
• onion
• mushroom
• nutmeg
• white wine
• milk
• black pepper
• baking powder
• bay leaf
• egg
• salt
• chicken leg
• bacon
• garlic
• thyme
• chicken broth

 

Shrimp and Scallop Dumplings

5/5 - 388 votes

• DUMPLINGS
• ginger
• salt
• sesame oil
• serrano chile
• cilantro
• scallop
• shrimp
• black pepper
• green onion
• round dumpling wrapper
• DIPPING SAUCE
• sesame oil
• rice vinegar
• green onion

  Moms Dish

Dumpling (Pelmeni) Soup

4.81/5 - 880 votes

• corn
• pelmeni
• green onion
• onion
• olive oil
• carrot
• chicken broth
• parsley

 

Chile Crisp Dumplings

4/5 - 910 votes

• chinese black vinegar
• grapeseed
• chile
• soy sauce
• salt
• celery
• garlic chive
• dumpling wrapper
• spinach
• tofu

 

Polish Mashed Potato Dumplings (Kopytka)

4.5/5 - 186 votes

• egg
• russet potato
• salt
• all purpose flour
• bread crumb

 

Pressure Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

4/5 - 695 votes

• CHICKEN
• parsley
• chicken stock
• spanish onion
• turnip
• salt
• black pepper
• all purpose flour
• carrot
• celery
• chicken
• butter
• garlic
• DUMPLINGS
• all purpose flour
• cornmeal
• chive
• black pepper
• butter
• baking powder
• milk
• salt

 

Traditional Czech Bread Dumplings

4/5 - 226 votes

• salt
• white bread
• milk
• baking powder
• egg yolk
• all purpose flour
• gravy
• parsley

 

Apple Dumplings

4.7/5 - 127 votes

• cinnamon
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• granny smith apple
• butter
• citrus soda
• crescent roll dough

 

Pork-and-Chive Dumplings

4/5 - 671 votes

• FILLING
• ground pork
• ginger
• salt
• garlic chive
• sherry
• soy sauce
• DOUGH
• egg white
• salt
• all purpose flour
• water

 

Traditional Scottish Clootie Dumpling

4.5/5 - 147 votes

• maple syrup
• sugar
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• ground
• oatmeal
• suet
• sultana
• currant
• milk
• egg
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• custard

 

Chinese Dumplings (Jiaozi)

4/5 - 204 votes

• garlic
• water
• green onion
• ground pork
• chinese rice wine
• soy sauce
• salt
• ginger
• napa cabbage
• dumpling dipping sauce
• green onion
• bamboo shoot
• white pepper
• all purpose flour
• oil
• sesame oil

 

Big Thicket Chicken and Dumplings

5/5 - 271 votes

• margarine
• garlic powder
• poultry seasoning
• salt
• chicken
• carrot
• water
• black pepper
• red pepper
• chicken stock
• baking powder
• celery
• egg
• green onion
• all purpose flour
• chicken bouillon

 

Polish Potato Drop Dumplings (Kartoflane Kluski)

4.5/5 - 121 votes

• all purpose flour
• milk
• potato
• salt
• black pepper

 

Easy Drop Dumplings for Stew

4/5 - 174 votes

• all purpose flour
• butter
• parsley
• salt
• milk
• baking powder
• chicken stew

 

Lithuanian Potato-Meat Dumplings (Cepelinai)

4/5 - 162 votes

• sour cream
• egg
• onion
• onion
• cornstarch
• lemon juice
• salt
• bacon
• black pepper
• milk
• potato
• ground pork
• black pepper

 

Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvás Gombóc) Recipe

4.5/5 - 106 votes

• cinnamon
• salt
• bread crumb
• sugar
• damson
• egg
• butter
• potato

 

Slovak Halusky Dumplings

4.5/5 - 91 votes

• onion
• bacon
• salt
• all purpose flour
• russet potato
• chive

 

Chicken and Dumplings

5/5 - 186 votes

• water
• salt
• chicken broth
• broiler fryer chicken
• onion
• pepper
• all purpose flour
• parsley
• chicken bouillon granule
• celery
• milk
• oil
• baking powder
• carrot

 

Cast-Iron Chicken and Dumplings

4.8/5 - 69 votes

• salt
• zest
• cheddar cheese
• thyme
• jalapeño
• butter
• onion
• all purpose flour
• parsley
• celery seed
• salt
• baking powder
• carrot
• pea
• rotisserie chicken
• heavy cream
• chicken stock
• butter

 

Stuffing Dumpling Soup

4/5 - 315 votes

• SOUP
• salt
• kale
• onion
• red pepper flake
• turkey
• butter
• sweet potato
• garlic
• TURKEY STOCK
• apple cider vinegar
• turkey carcass
• DUMPLINGS
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• egg
• stuffing

 

Vegetable Dumplings

4/5 - 310 votes

• DUMPLINGS
• cornstarch
• green cabbage
• ginger
• mushroom
• carrot
• salt
• hoisin sauce
• soy sauce
• green onion
• wonton wrapper
• canola oil
• DIPPING SAUCE
• rice vinegar
• light brown sugar
• ginger
• soy sauce
• sesame oil

 

Braised Short Rib Dumplings

5/5 - 100 votes

• round dumpling wrapper
• black pepper
• salt
• vegetable oil
• daikon radish
• parsley
• yuzu juice
• ginger
• shallot
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• garlic
• braised short ribs meat
• green onion

 

Chicken Dumpling Soup

4.3/5 - 70 votes

• chicken meat
• salt
• all purpose flour
• green bean
• milk
• pearl barley
• parsley
• celery salt
• onion
• butter
• nutmeg
• salt
• celery
• bay leaf
• carrot
• oil
• egg
• chicken broth

 

Traditional British Beef Stew and Suet Dumplings

4/5 - 117 votes

• carrot
• leek
• onion
• salt
• steak
• beef stock
• suet
• all purpose flour
• brandy
• vegetable oil
• water
• self rising flour

 

German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße)

4.5/5 - 70 votes

• potato starch
• salt
• nutmeg
• egg
• potato
• butter
• buttered breadcrumb

 

Korean Dumpling (Mandu)

4/5 - 106 votes

• cabbage
• onion
• mandoo wrapper
• sesame oil
• black pepper
• salt
• ​
• soy sauce
• garlic
• mung bean noodle
• dipping sauce

 

Dumplings

5/5 - 140 votes

• milk
• baking powder
• salt
• all purpose flour
• butter

 

Chinese Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow)

4/5 - 103 votes

• egg white
• green onion
• vegetable oil
• salt
• sesame oil
• salt
• white pepper
• tapioca starch
• cornstarch
• water
• bamboo shoot
• wheat starch
• chinese rice wine
• shrimp
• hot chili oil
• soy sauce

 

Russian Pelmeni Meat Dumplings

4/5 - 103 votes

• onion
• vegetable oil
• salt
• black pepper
• egg
• water
• all purpose flour
• ground beef
• ground pork
• butter
• red wine vinegar
• sour cream

 

Ebony’s Stewed Chicken and Dumplings

4/5 - 228 votes

• DUMPLINGS
• all purpose flour
• milk
• salt
• sugar
• parsley
• baking powder
• CHICKEN
• chicken
• salt
• celery
• onion
• flavor enhancer
• garlic salt
• paprika

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.97/5 - 84 votes

• baking powder
• garlic
• onion
• chicken thigh
• black pepper
• salt
• evaporated milk
• pea
• all purpose flour
• rosemary
• sage
• thyme
• sour cream
• olive oil
• butter
• carrot
• celery
• milk
• chicken bouillon paste
• butter
• chicken broth
• parsley

 

Chinese dumplings (Potstickers!)

5/5 - 67 votes

• garlic
• chinese wine
• chinese cabbage
• water
• ginger
• salt
• sesame oil
• garlic chive
• white pepper
• light soy sauce
• fatty pork mince
• round dumpling wrapper
• vegetable oil
• shiitake mushroom

 

Czech Potato Dumplings

4.5/5 - 56 votes

• salt
• all purpose flour
• potato
• egg
• bread crumb
• butter

 

Biscuit Mix Drop Dumplings for Stew

4.5/5 - 55 votes

• biscuit
• milk

 

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

4.6/5 - 45 votes

• nutmeg
• salt
• black peppercorns black pepper
• all purpose flour
• salt
• sugar
• bay leaf
• garlic
• parsnip
• onion
• thyme
• carrot
• celery
• egg
• chicken
• butter
• dill
• parsley

 

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Dumpling Soup.

4.22/5 - 108 votes

• baking powder
• onion
• butter milk
• apple cider
• milk
• parmesan cheese
• nutmeg
• all purpose flour
• butter
• olive oil
• cheddar cheese
• chicken breast
• broccoli
• carrot
• thyme
• chicken broth
• salt

 

BA's Best Chicken and Dumplings

5/5 - 40 votes

• chive
• black pepper
• salt
• parsley
• bay leaf
• leek
• onion
• all purpose flour
• buttermilk
• chicken
• heavy cream
• baking soda
• baking powder
• peppercorn
• garlic
• carrot
• celery
• chicken leg
• thyme

 

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings (+Video)

4.97/5 - 56 votes

• celery
• onion
• pea
• chicken soup cream
• garlic salt
• all purpose flour
• black pepper
• tube pillsbury grands refrigerated biscuit
• chicken broth
• chicken breast

 

Apple Dumplings

4/5 - 161 votes

• PASTRY
• turbinado sugar
• butter
• egg
• salt
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• ice water
• APPLES
• light
• currant
• salt
• butter
• cinnamon
• apple

 

Butternut Dumplings with Brown Butter and Sage

3.6/5 - 47 votes

• sage
• egg
• butternut squash
• all purpose flour
• salt
• parmesan cheese
• nutmeg
• potato
• butter
• oil

 

German Maultaschen Dumplings

4.5/5 - 43 votes

• garlic
• egg
• bread
• black pepper
• oil
• mustard
• onion
• marjoram
• thyme
• salt
• egg
• beef broth
• parsley
• all purpose flour
• bacon
• water
• spinach
• ground beef
• chive

 

Chicken and Dumplings.

4.16/5 - 97 votes

• buttermilk
• rotisserie chicken chicken carcass
• water
• chicken broth
• shallot
• all purpose flour
• salt
• olive oil
• baking powder
• celery
• thyme
• carrot
• black pepper
• parmesan cheese

 

Small German Butter Dumplings

4.5/5 - 42 votes

• salt
• all purpose flour
• nutmeg
• egg
• butter

 

Chicken and Rolled Dumplings

4.9/5 - 33 votes

• black pepper
• milk
• vegetable shortening
• aluminum powder
• salt
• stewing hen
• water
• all purpose flour

 

Chinese Pan-Fried Dumplings

4/5 - 68 votes

• dumpling wrapper
• ground pork
• cornstarch
• vegetable oil
• dark soy sauce
• light soy sauce
• sesame oil
• egg white
• bok choy
• napa cabbage
• water
• green onion
• water chestnut
• chinese rice wine
• white pepper
• dipping sauce

 

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Dumplings With Radicchio

4/5 - 130 votes

• salt
• gluten-free flour
• pumpkin puree
• onion
• radicchio
• red pepper flake
• parsley
• olive oil
• egg

 

Easy Dumpling Soup

5/5 - 19 votes

• sesame oil
• sesame seed
• green onion
• salt
• dumpling
• carrot
• spinach
• ginger
• soy sauce
• garlic
• chicken stock

 

Hungarian-Jewish Shlishkas Recipe - Potato Dumplings

4.5/5 - 39 votes

• bread crumb
• egg
• salt
• all purpose flour
• russet potato
• butter

 

Air Fryer Dumplings (From Frozen)

5/5 - 29 votes

• dumpling
• oil spray

 

Thai Steamed Dumplings With Dipping Sauce Recipe

4/5 - 56 votes

• egg
• fish sauce
• dark soy sauce
• sesame oil
• galangal
• squeeze
• cayenne pepper
• white pepper
• soy sauce
• sugar
• garlic
• spring onion
• shiitake mushroom
• dumpling wrapper
• banana
• cornstarch

 

Easy Rolled Dumplings for Chicken and Dumplings

4.5/5 - 32 votes

• egg
• milk
• salt
• all purpose flour
• butter

 

Polish Potato Finger Dumplings Recipe (Kartoflane Kluski)

4.5/5 - 32 votes

• all purpose flour
• bread crumb
• black pepper
• potato
• egg white
• egg yolk
• salt

 

Ricotta Dumplings with Asparagus and Green Garlic

4.3/5 - 41 votes

• salt
• olive oil
• grana padano cheese
• egg yolk
• green garlic
• egg
• all purpose flour
• chicken stock
• ricotta cheese
• chive
• lemon juice
• salt
• butter
• asparagus

 

Pork and Scallion Dumplings With Crispy Skirt

4.6/5 - 33 votes

• salt
• ginger
• white
• chili oil
• soy sauce
• wonton wrapper
• all purpose flour
• cornstarch
• rice vinegar
• vegetable oil
• ground pork
• green onion

 

Chicken and Dumplings

3.3/5 - 36 votes

• chicken juice
• butter
• salt
• water
• black pepper
• celery salt
• garlic
• onion
• all purpose flour
• butter
• onion
• chicken
• egg

 

Hungarian Dumpling (Nokedli) Recipe

4.5/5 - 29 votes

• vegetable oil
• water
• all purpose flour
• salt
• egg

 

Chicken-and-Dumpling Soup

3.8/5 - 30 votes

• pepper
• salt
• milk
• parsley
• fennel seed
• butter
• celery root
• fennel
• onion
• rutabaga
• turnip
• all purpose flour
• chicken
• nutmeg
• chicken
• tarragon
• bay leaf
• carrot
• egg
• white wine
• garlic
• thyme

 

Collard Greens and Cornmeal Dumplings

4/5 - 88 votes

• COLLARDS
• salt
• garlic
• collard green
• onion
• red chile
• DUMPLINGS
• baking powder
• sugar
• cornmeal
• all purpose flour
• butter
• salt
• SMOKY SOUL STOCK
• black peppercorn
• carrot
• bay leaf
• garlic
• onion
• smoked ham hock
• celery

 

Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings

4.5/5 - 28 votes

• granny smith apple
• milk
• salt
• butter
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• water
• baking powder
• butter
• ice cream

 

Bumpin' Chicken and Dumplings

3.8/5 - 29 votes

• basil
• butter
• black pepper
• red pepper flake
• potato gnocchi
• salt
• tomato
• chicken
• parsley
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese
• garlic
• smoked mozzarella

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.2/5 - 26 votes

• salt
• corn
• poultry seasoning
• onion
• all purpose flour
• mushroom
• milk
• canola oil
• chicken broth
• celery
• chicken leg quarter
• carrot
• water

 

Chinese-Style Dumplings

4/5 - 27 votes

• cilantro
• lime
• peanut oil
• salt
• black vinegar
• savoy cabbage
• chili paste
• thai basil
• chinese 5-spice powder
• ginger
• egg
• habanero pepper
• rice vinegar
• salt
• water
• cornstarch
• lime juice
• chive
• cilantro
• mint
• hoisin sauce
• duck breast
• green onion
• all purpose flour

 

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

4.5/5 - 26 votes

• garlic
• onion
• pea
• chicken breast
• celery
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper
• poultry seasoning
• biscuit
• chicken soup condensed cream
• chicken broth

 

Chicken and Herb Dumplings

4.7/5 - 21 votes

• salt
• chive
• dill
• bay leaf
• parsnip
• all purpose flour
• rotisserie chicken
• baking powder
• carrot
• celery
• buttermilk
• chicken broth
• butter

 

Czech Liver Dumpling Soup (Polevka z Jatrove Knedlicky)

4/5 - 43 votes

• egg
• onion
• liver
• celery
• tomato paste
• salt
• bread crumb
• garlic
• pepper
• carrot
• beef neck bone
• milk

 

Siu Mai Dumplings With Pork and Shrimp

4/5 - 43 votes

• green onion
• oyster sauce
• chinese rice wine
• ginger
• sesame oil
• sugar
• gyoza wrapper
• chinese black mushroom
• ground pork
• shrimp

 

Ukrainian Mushroom and Onion Dumplings

4/5 - 75 votes

• FILLING
• black pepper
• salt
• onion
• porcini mushroom
• vegetable oil
• mushroom
• DOUGH
• vegetable oil
• egg yolk
• all purpose flour

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.4/5 - 21 votes

• all purpose flour
• vegetable shortening
• baking powder
• chicken
• water
• milk
• celery
• onion
• salt

 

Chicken and Dumplings

4.2/5 - 22 votes

• salt
• pea
• chicken breast
• butter
• olive oil
• baking soda
• onion
• white wheat flour
• milk
• lower chicken broth
• dill dill
• butternut squash
• celery

Ingredient Breakdown