Description

This One Pan Dumpling Dinner is a flavorful and convenient meal combining tender chicken or pork dumplings with fresh bok choy in a savory red curry coconut sauce. Ready in just 35 minutes, it’s an easy-to-make one-pan dinner perfect for busy weeknights. The dish is garnished with fresh cilantro, green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and an optional chili crunch oil for added heat and texture.

Ingredients

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Sauce:

2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons red curry paste
1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk or cream
1/2 cup water

Main Ingredients:

5 cups chopped bok choy
20 frozen chicken and vegetable or pork and vegetable dumplings

Garnishes:

3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Chili crunch oil (optional)

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Instructions

Prepare the Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together minced garlic, minced ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, red curry paste, coconut milk, and water until smooth and well combined.
Cook Bok Choy: Heat a large pan over medium heat, add the chopped bok choy, and sauté for several minutes until it is slightly wilted but still bright green.
Add Dumplings: Arrange the frozen dumplings evenly on top of the sautéed bok choy in the pan without thawing them first.
Pour Sauce: Pour the prepared red curry coconut sauce evenly over the dumplings and bok choy.
Cook: Cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat to low or medium-low, and simmer for about 12-15 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through and the sauce is hot and slightly thickened.
Serve: Remove the lid, garnish the dumplings and bok choy with chopped cilantro, sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and drizzle with chili crunch oil if using. Serve immediately.

Notes

Use full-fat coconut milk or cream for a richer sauce; light coconut milk also works but results in a lighter texture.
Frozen dumplings can be chicken and vegetable or pork and vegetable varieties based on preference.
For spicier flavor, add extra red curry paste or more chili crunch oil.
Covering and simmering gently ensures dumplings cook through without drying out or burning.
Make sure to stir or rotate dumplings halfway through cooking if desired for even cooking.