Recipe: Sui Kow 水饺 (Boiled Dumplings)

Other than wantan, another must-have dish when we're having wantan mee is sui kow 水饺, also known as boiled dumplings. Sui kow are slightly bulkier and contains more ingredients than wantan. Some of the ingredients you can add are finely chopped cabbage, spring onions, Chinese mushroom as well as wood ear fungus (mok yee). Sui kow is one of the easiest dumplings you can make, as you do not need any special folding techniques; simply run your fingers over the edges with water and press to seal.

You can enjoy these juicy boiled dumplings with a vinegar dipping sauce. It also goes well with noodle dishes as well as served in a clear soup with some greens.

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Sui kow 水饺 (Boiled Dumplings)
Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 20-30 minutes

Cooking time: 5-10 minutes

Makes 28

Ingredients

200g dumpling wrappers

For the sui kow filling
200g minced pork
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp Shaoxing wine
1/2 tsp grated ginger
2 stalks spring onion, finely chopped
100g cabbage, finely chopped
2 Chinese mushrooms, diced

1 large wood ear fungus, soaked for 2 hours and roughly chopped
A large pinch of white pepper

For the dipping sauce
1 tbsp aged black vinegar (laocu)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2cm ginger, julienned
1 tbsp finely chopped spring onions



1. In a large bowl, add all the ingredients for the sui kow filling. Using your hands, mix well. 

2. Prepare a small bowl of water. Take a wrapper and fill with 1 tbsp of filling. Dip your finger in the water and run it over the edge of the wrapper. Fold and press gently to seal. Repeat for remaining wrappers.

3. Bring a pot of water to the boil over medium high heat. Once boiling, add 1/3 of the dumplings and cook for 2-3 minutes, until the skin is translucent and they float to the top. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside, and repeat for remaining dumplings.

4. Place ingredients for dipping sauce in a small bowl and mix well.

5. Serve dumplings with dipping sauce. You can also serve it with noodles or in a bowl of clear soup. 

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