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Eggplant and Shishito Pepper Dumplings

Eggplant and Shishito Pepper Dumplings

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 Eggplants
  • 8 oz Shishito Peppers
  • 1 Onion any kind but red
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 Package Dumpling Wrappers roughly 50 wrappers
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tbsp Water

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F / 220 C.
  2. Cut the eggplant(s) in half and place them on a baking sheet.
  3. Score the eggplant(s): Without cutting all the way through, slice both horizontal and vertical lines so the eggplant is almost cut into cubes.
  4. Add a small drizzle of vegetable oil to the eggplant(s) and spread it around the top of the eggplant(s).
  5. As desired, add additional salt and pepper on top of the eggplant(s).
  6. Bake the eggplant(s) at 425 F / 220 C for 35 minutes.
  7. While the eggplant(s) bake, prepare the rest of the filling. First, dice the onion.
  8. Add it to the pan with a drizzle of vegetable oil and cook until translucent on medium-high heat.
  9. While the onion is cooking, slice the shishito peppers and mince the garlic.
  10. Once the onion is cooked, add the garlic and cook until fragrant, roughly 30 seconds.
  11. Add the shishito peppers, the salt, the black pepper, and the ginger. Cook until softened and then reduce the heat to low if the eggplant is not done baking.
  12. Take the eggplant(s) out of the oven. Carefully use a spoon to scoop out its filling. Place the filling in the pan with the shishito pepper mixture and mix.
  13. Now, it's time to make the dumplings! You can fold how you desire or do our method. Our Method: First add a little water to all of the sides of the wrapper with your finger. Add a heaping teaspoon of filling, increasing or decreasing as needed, to the middle. Fold the wrapper in half, so you have a rectangular dumpling. Next, take the two corners on the same side as your fold. Carefully bring the corners to each other and pinch them together. Repeat until the dumplings are folded.
  14. Now, cook the dumplings! To Steam: Add water to the bottom of your steamer basket. Fit roughly 1/4 of the dumplings in the steamer basket, put the lid on, and turn the heat to high. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let cook for 10 minutes. To Boil: Add dumplings to a pot of boiling water, being careful to not overcrowd the pot. Make sure it is not boiling too fiercely or the dumplings will fall apart. Boil until the dumplings begin to float to the surface, usually between 2-4 minutes.
  15. Enjoy!

Notes

Cook Time: The cook time is based on steaming the dumplings. Boiling them can significantly reduce the cook time to around 16 minutes. That takes 24 minutes off this recipe...yay!