Online Cooking Class - Colorful Chinese Dumplings

Learn how to craft traditional Chinese dumplings from scratch with Chef Li.

During this live and interactive online cooking class with Chef Li, you will learn how to prepare colorful Chinese dumplings — or "jiaozi" in Mandarin — that are said to symbolize good luck and prosperity for the year ahead. Chef Li will begin by teaching you how to make three different colored doughs using fresh vegetable juices for coloring. You will also learn how to make your choice of pork or vegetable filling for your dumplings.


  • Cooking class is fully interactive.
  • Chef accompanies you throughout the entire process.
  • Ask as many questions as you want!
  • Recipes Recipe links are sent in your booking confirmation.
  • Ingredients Ingredients can be adapted for dietary restrictions or lack of availability and can be delivered by your preferred local grocer with the link below.
  • Technology Connect with the chef using Zoom on your computer, tablet or mobile device.
  • Class Participation Chime in with questions through audio or chat. Use of video is optional.
  • Class Size
    Public class sizes are between 4 to 20 connections to provide an opportunity for all guests to participate and ask questions. Private classes can accommodate up to 498 guests.
  • Event Duration 75 minutes
  • Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Labels Asian, Beginner, Chinese, Fun, Holiday, Mother's Day, Vegetarian

Ingredients


All-purpose flour
Ground pork, optional
Cooking oil
Ginger
Spring onions
White sugar
Salt
Light soy sauce
Chinese cooking wine
Sesame oil
Zucchini, Napa cabbage or mushrooms
Carrots
Spinach
Yellow onion
The following are available in many Asian markets and on Amazon:
Dried shiitake mushrooms
Chinese chives
Chinkiang vinegar
White peppercorn powder

Kitchen Equipment


Five medium mixing bowls
Rolling pin, ideally Asian style rolling pin which is around 10 inches in length
Plastic wrap
Blender
Cheesecloth (or disposable coffee filter or kitchen towel)
Pastry knife
Peeler
Grater
Large frying pan
Medium-sized frying pan with a lid (for pan-frying dumplings)
Spatula
Large slotted spoon
Cutting board
Knife
Measuring cups and spoons
Chopsticks
Kitchen scale
Stock pot or large cooking pot


Prep Work Details

Make the carrot and spinach juice Finely slice onions, Napa cabbage, rehydrated shiitake mushroom and chives Grate carrots if you choose to have a vegetarian filling Shred zucchini or mince Napa cabbage or mushrooms to go with the pork filling Pre-measure water, vegetable juice, all-purpose flour and pork prior to the class

Reviews guests left for this experience

Alhelí Mejía Gómez

Alhelí Mejía Gómez

27 Feb 2024

I JUST WISH I HAD HAD A GOOD CAMERA FOCUS AT ALL TIMES, I FELT THAT I LOST SOME INDICATIONS WHEN MOVING AWAY FROM THE CAMERA.

Yabin Lei

Yabin Lei

27 Feb 2024

The class was excellent! . The only thing I would like to recommend is that class participants form small groups and learn to make dumplings real time with Chef Li !

Debbie Brody

Debbie Brody

21 Feb 2024

The class was very interesting. I'm glad to have been there. However, I have some concerns about Food Safety issues. - Presenter tasted the vegetable dumpling filling using chop sticks, and then used the same chop sticks to mix the common bowl of vegetable filling - A ladle was used to mix the raw dumplings in the pot of boiling water, and the same ladle was used to take out the cooked dumplings - Presenter put together dumplings containing raw pork, and without washing her hands, she touched the cooked dumplings - Presenter put the tray of cooked dumplings on the same work surface that was used to mix and fill the raw pork dumpling mixture Cross-contamination is an important issue and we want to do everything that we can to prevent it.

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$ 39 Per person

75-minute class hosted on Zoom. Tax included.


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With a solid background in the culinary industry, Chef Li's cooking expertise has taken her around the world. While previously living in Singapore, Chef Li led private and corporate events as a culinary instructor. Now, back in the U.S., she looks forward to sharing her authentic, international cooking styles and techniques. Chef Li prides herself on her ability to make Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine simple and fun to cook!

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