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28 Asian dumpling recipe ideas for Lunar New Year feasting in 2025

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Best dumpling recipe ideas: pot-stickers

Pot-stickers with chicken, shiitake and chilli sauce

Ben Dearnley

Dumplings may be bite-sized, but they pack a flavour punch. Here, we have a dumpling recipe for all tastes, from spicy Sichuan parcels and plump prawn har gow to crispy gyoza and soupy wonton situations. So step up your wrapping game with these recipes for Korean mandu, Japanese gyoza, and Chinese-style pot-stickers.

Whether you like your dumpling recipe steamed, fried or in a soup, we have all the dumplings you need right here.

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Best dumpling recipe ideas of the steamed, fried and soup variety

Kimchi mandu in broth
Kimchi mandu in broth (Credits: Chris Court)

Kimchi mandu in broth

Australian Gourmet Traveller Korean recipe for kimchi mandu in broth.
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Siu mai dumpling recipe
Siu mai (Credits: John Paul Urizar)

How to make siu mai

Firm favourites in the dumpling world, these dainty parcels are child’s play to make.
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Crab xiao long bao dumpling recipe
Crab xiao long bao (Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Crab xiao long bao

The Shanghai dumpling goes luxe. We’ve stuffed ours with picked crabmeat, but the traditional, slurpable stock still remains.
Pork, scallop and sticky rice siu mai dumpling
Pork, scallop and sticky rice siu mai (Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Pork, scallop and sticky rice siu mai

Our spin on the traditional Cantonese siu mai, with sticky rice for added texture, and scallops to up the luxe factor.
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chicken, prawn, ginger and chilli potsticker dumpling recipe
Photo: James Moffat (Credits: James Moffat)

Chicken, prawn and chilli pot stickers

If you’re entertaining a crowd, prepare the pot stickers ahead and store, covered with a damp clean tea towel in the refrigerator and cook when required.
Pork dumpling recipe
Pork dumplings (Credits: William Meppem)

Pork dumplings

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast Asian-style recipe for pork dumplings.
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Wonton mee dumpling recipe with soup
(Credits: Chris Chen)

Wonton mee

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for wonton mee.
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Prawn and chicken pot-sticker dumplings
Prawn and chicken pot-sticker dumplings (Credits: Earl Carter)

Prawn and chicken pot-sticker dumplings

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for prawn and chicken pot-sticker dumplings by Andrew McConnell from Supernormal in Melbourne.
Jade prawn dumplings
Jade prawn dumplings (Credits: Chris Court)

Jade prawn dumplings

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for jade prawn dumplings.
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Mandu
Mandu (Credits: Ben Dearnley)

Mandu

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for mandu, Korean dumplings.
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