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Viral Dumpling Lasagna

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This Viral Dumpling Lasagna features layers of savory chicken and juicy shrimp filling with tender wonton wrappers. It’s steamed to make an easy soup dumpling-like dish but minus the hassle of pleating and folding. Finish with a drizzle of chili crisp and green onions for a cozy and comforting meal!

Ingredients

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Filling:

  • 3.5 ounces / 100 grams peeled and deveined Jumbo Shrimp (or prawns) – thawed, rinsed thoroughly
  • 3.5 ounces / 100 grams Lean Ground Chicken (I used homemade minced boneless and skinless chicken breast made in my food processor)
  • 1 medium stalk / 10-12 grams Spring Onion (Scallion/Green Onion) – finely chopped, white and light green parts separated from dark green parts
  • 1-2 cloves / 8 grams Garlic – roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon (1-cm chunk) / 4 grams Ginger – roughly chopped
  • 1 piece / 3 grams Fresh Red Chili (optional, I used Thai Bird’s Eye but any hot red variety will work – note 1) – roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Low Sodium Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Shao Xing Rice Wine (substitute dry sherry)
  • 1 teaspoon / 6 grams Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base (substitute with crumbled chicken stock cube or chicken powder)
  • ½ teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground White Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon granulated White Sugar

Dumpling Lasagna:

  • ¼ teaspoon Sesame Oil, for greasing the baking dish
  • 16 pieces / 69 grams thin Wonton Wrappers (thawed overnight in the fridge if using frozen)
  • Shallow bowl filled with water
  • To Serve: Spicy chili crisp or chili oil, reserved spring onion dark green parts, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, etc.

Instructions

  1. Make the filling: Finely chop the shrimp into a paste (it’s okay if there are some chunky pieces). Transfer to a bowl along with the ground chicken. Finely chop the spring onion, separating the light and white green parts from the dark green parts. Roughly chop the garlic, ginger, and red chili. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and pound into a paste. (Alternatively, grate the garlic and ginger and finely chop the red chili.) Add the aromatics paste to the bowl with the shrimp and ground chicken, followed by the spring onion white and light green parts, most of the spring onion dark green parts (reserve some for garnishing), the low sodium light soy sauce, Shao Xing rice wine, roasted chicken base, sesame oil, white pepper and white sugar. Mix until combined well and the filling has a paste-like texture.
  2. Assemble the dumpling lasagna: Lightly grease a 4 x 6-inch heatproof dish (14 ounce/400ml capacity) with ¼ teaspoon sesame oil. Working quickly, one at a time, briefly dip 4 wonton wrappers in a shallow bowl of water and place in the baking dish. It’s okay if they are overlapping a little. Spread a thin layer of the filling on top. Add 1 and ½ tablespoons of water on top. Repeat the process until you’ve used up all the wonton wrappers and filling mixture, finishing with a layer of wonton wrappers and 2 tablespoons of water. There will be 4 wonton wrapper layers and 3 filling layers in total.
  3. Steam: Place the dish in a wok or deep edged skillet with a lid. Carefully pour water into the wok until it reaches halfway up the sides of the dish. Cover with the lid and switch on the stove. Bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Steam for 22-25 minutes, until the filling is cooked through and the wonton wrappers are tender.
  4. Serve: Remove the dish from the wok and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Top with a drizzle spicy chili crisp or chili oil, the reserved spring onion dark green parts, or any of your favorite dumpling toppings. Serve immediately.

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Notes

  1. Fresh Red Chili: Omit if you prefer a milder flavor.
  2. Servings. This recipe is designed to be a meal sized serving for 1 person. You can make smaller servings in 3 heatproof ramekins instead of 1 baking dish if desired and use 12 wonton wrappers instead. I recommend using 12 or 14-ounce (12cm) ramekins.
  3. Nutrition information does not include the Sichuan chili crisp or other toppings and will vary with substitutes.
  4. Check out the rest of the post for tips, customizing the recipes, storage information, and more!

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