Online Cooking Class: Colorful Dumplings Made Simple
During this live and interactive online cooking class with Chef Li, you will learn how to prepare colorful Chinese dumplings — "jiaozi" in Mandarin — that are said to symbolize good luck and prosperity for the year ahead.
Chef Li will begin the virtual cooking class 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.
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Colorful Dumpling Dough
With all-purpose flour, carrot juice and spinach juice
Homemade Dumplings
With ground pork (optional), zucchini, mushrooms, carrots and ginger
Chef demonstrates each step and assists you as you perform each step.
Ask questions and have the chef check your progress.
- Recipes Recipes are sent in your booking confirmation.
- Ingredients Ingredients can be adapted for dietary restrictions or lack of availability.
- 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 Minimum 4 guests
- Class Maximum 20 guests
- Event Duration 75 minutes
- LabelsVegetarian, Beginner, Fun, Chinese, Asian, Holiday, Mother's Day
Ingredients
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
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
Reviews Guests Left For This Experience
Elizabeth
23 Mar 2023
Had a great time learning to make dumplings with Chef Li! She makes it very approachable for a beginner chef like me.
Betty
12 Sep 2022
Our team had a wonderful time with Chef Li.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Jennifer
10 Aug 2024
Class was fun and a good size for learning. Food was delicious!
Meet your chef
Chef Li is an experienced chef who has cooked and studied all around the world. She was formerly based in Singapore, where she offered private cooking classes as well as corporate cooking events. Now Chef Li offers cooking classes in the US, although her style is influenced by her international background. Although Chef Li specializes in traditional Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine, she welcomes students of all culinary backgrounds and loves the chance to open their minds to new cooking styles.
