Korea

Mandu

Name: Mandu
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 30 Mandu or wonton wrappers; 250 g Minced pork; 150 g Firm tofu, squeezed; 100 g Kimchi, finely chopped; 50 g Glass noodles, soaked; some of each Spring onion & garlic; 1 tbsp each Sesame oil & soy sauce

Korean filled dumplings

Mandu are Korean dumplings whose roots reach along the Silk Road to Central Asia. They belong on the table especially at the New Year festival.

Filled with pork, tofu, kimchi and glass noodles, they are steamed, fried or cooked in soup – a versatile family classic.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Mandu or wonton wrappers30
Minced pork250 g
Firm tofu, squeezed150 g
Kimchi, finely chopped100 g
Glass noodles, soaked50 g
Spring onion & garlicsome of each
Sesame oil & soy sauce1 tbsp each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix pork, tofu, kimchi, glass noodles and aromatics into a filling.
Season with sesame oil and soy sauce.
Place filling in the centre of the wrappers.
Moisten the edges and seal into half-moons.
Steam for 10 minutes or fry crisp in oil.

Make it original

Kimchi, glass noodles and sesame oil for mandu are in the Asia Boutique.

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