Dumpling Recipes, How To Make Dumplings

Dumpling Recipes, How To Make Dumplings

Looking for different kind of dumpling recipes? Check our top five dumpling recipe links at the foot of the page, they include Chinese dumplings (Jiaozi) , Polish dumplings (piorogi) and Italian dumplings (gnocchi), all very different ideas and presentations on the basic dumpling theme

This is a tried and tested basic dumpling recipe, it's the traditional English suet dumpling and is well suited for inclusion in a warming stew or casserole, it's a quick and easy recipe to make . Please read the details carefully, check out the user feedback below for more tips and hints. Our top five dumpling recipes are at the foot of the page. We welcome your feedback but please take a look at the comments and notes below before you contact us.

Our traditional surt dumpling recipe is below written recipe below, or you might prefer the easy to follow How To Make Dumpling Video.

Dumplings, How To Make Dumplings

Dumplings Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 20-30 Minutes

By Patricia

Want to know how to make dumplings? Dumplings can make a casserole or stew really tasty and they are so easy to make. Ideally they should be light and fluffy to compliment the meal. 

Ingredients: Serves 4

100g self raising flour
50g shredded suet
Half a teaspoon parsley
Half an onion finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Cold water to mix

Cooking Instructions:

1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl add the cold water to form a soft dough.
2. Divide the dough into 4 or 6 balls and place them into the stew or casserole 20-30 minutes before the meat and vegetables are cooked.
3. If you wish to cook them separately put them into boiling water for 20-30 minutes.

Polish Dumplings

Poland is possibly the dumpling capital of Europe, we feature a link to a Polish dumpling recipe below. A couple of notes for clarification. The most popular form of Polish dumpling is called perogi and the most celebrated type of perogi is Pierogi Ruskie but the many different recipes can be divided broadly into sweet and savoury. Sweet perogi are usually eaten as a dessert, There are however several other forms of dumplings in Polish cooking including:

• Uszka
• Kopytka
• Kluski Na Parze
• Kluski Kartoflane
• Ziolowe Kluseczki

Shelagh from Hampstead emailed to say:

"make them with cheese, cheese, cheese - works even with beef stew and dumplings..."

Steve says:

"If you're making dumplings for beef casserole, try a little grated horseradish!"

Our Favorite dumpling recipes include:

• Easy Dumpling Recipe - A simple great one to start with
• Simple Chinese Dumpling Recipe - A simple and fun recipe - Jiaozi 餃子 or 饺子
• Polish Dumplings - Called perogi but may also be named: pierogy, perogy, pierógi, pyrohy, or pyrogy. Perogi come in two types, sweet and savoury, Pierogi Ruskie
• Gnocchi - Fantastic recipe for Italian dumplings from Delia
• Chicken Soup With Dumplings - From Mark Hix

If you're looking for a particular recipe you may find that many dumpling recipes are in fact international, for example Italian dumplings gnocchi are also known as ; ñoquisn, hoque, njoki.

Dumplings can be divided into about six broad categories but are known by literally hundreds of names including: palt, pitepalt, potetball, klubb, galuska, nokedli, knedlíky, varenyky, pelmeni, vushka, sugiyan, siomay, pangsit, takoyaki, boulette and last but not least gyōza.