Delicious Dumplings - by Eda Jun (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Dumplings are everyone's favorite comfort food!

This original collection from Eda Jun features inventive recipes with bold fillings and flavorful sauces, drawing inspiration from Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other cuisines.

Jun presents 74 different dumpling recipes and 45 sauces and toppings to ensure that your dumplings never get boring! He gives clear, step-by-step instructions for each of the 11 basic dumpling wrap forms, including triangular, pleated, pinwheel, crescent and others.

The delicious recipes in this book include:

• Chewy Pan-fried Gyoza with fillings ranging from Kimchi Pork to Onion & Cheddar to Gochujang Bulgogi Beef
• Silky Steamed Dim Sum including Dried Tomato & Basil, Pork & Plum and Leek & Chive
• Crunchy Deep-fried Wontons like Fish Cake & Okaka Cheese, Smoked Salmon & Dill and Tomato & Bacon Western-style
• Tender Boiled Jiaozi from Indian-Style Samosa to Thai Green Curry and Pork & Ginger
• Easy Dips & Sauces including Pickled Ginger Mayo, Whole-Grain Mustard Vinaigrette and Ginger Vinegar Soy Sauce

With such a wide array of shapes, fillings, sauces and cooking methods to choose from, you can become a dumpling expert and create your own combinations. Everyone will love these satisfying, easy-to-make bites!

About the Author

Eda Jun is a Tokyo-based cookbook author and food writer known locally as "Pakuchi Boy" since he specializes in Asian home cooking recipes featuring cilantro (pakuchi). He is a frequent contributor to cookbooks, magazines and web media, and often appears on TV and radio in Japan. He makes event appearances, hosts cooking classes, and offers menu consultation and development services. He believes "there are no rules in cooking" and strives to create exciting, approachable recipes free from the usual conventions.