How To Fold Every Chinese Dumpling (Soup Dumplings, Shui Jiao & More) | Method Mastery

How To Fold Every Chinese Dumpling (Soup Dumplings, Shui Jiao & More) | Method Mastery | Epicurious

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Break out your notebook and come to attention because dumpling class is in session! Chef Dr. Tom Lo, professional chef and partner at Chi Restaurant and Spy C Cuisine, joins Epicurious to demonstrate how to fold every type of Chinese dumpling. Watch him expertly make and serve varieties of Shui Jiao, Guotie, Dan Jiao, Xia Jiao and Xiao Long Bao, explaining his craft each step of the way.
Director and Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Editor: LJ D’Arpa
Host and Expert: Chef Dr. Tom Lo
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Associate Culinary Producer: Katrina Zito
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producers: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Will Boone
AC: Tony Aviles
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Amanda Broll
Research Director: Ryan Harrington
Culinary Researcher and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler
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0:00 Dr. Lo and the Dumplings
0:27 Shui Jiao
6:15 Guotie
10:16 Dan Jiao
11:32 Xia Jiao
14:06 Xiao Long Bao
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@kubendrenpillay3255 Жыл бұрын

A doctor and a chef... He is the only son who makes his parents happy for half the day

@D71219ONE Жыл бұрын

He makes his parents proud all year, and makes them happy on holidays when he cooks the meal!😅

@anonymousanonymous6735 Жыл бұрын

@@D71219ONE exactly. Much honor to his famery.

@stump4522 Жыл бұрын

IQ of 21.... and 1

@leeyang3502 Жыл бұрын

@@stump4522 so dumb and even dumber? Am I missing the joke?

@fumiko_is_typing... Жыл бұрын

He is every asian’s cousin

@samdurham6277 Жыл бұрын

I love these "Every" series of videos. There's something immensely satisfying about seeing such a wide breadth and diversity of a seemingly singular food.

@JustGuineaPigs01 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me a synonym for wide.

@TheMrCC21 Жыл бұрын

You mean "Method Mastery." That's the series name.

@samdurham6277 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMrCC21 Yes, but I'm also including the videos where they explain different types of citrus, melon, bacon, and other foods.

@willgeorge794 Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Can't count how many times i've watched 101 series. Especially the "how to cut every kind of fish" one 😂

@KJSCalderon Жыл бұрын

A doctor by day and a chef by night. His parents must be proud.

@Towkeeyoh Жыл бұрын

Dude played the one for them, one for yourself so well.

@nicoa1261 Жыл бұрын

Only during the day 😂

@winnerzers2989 Жыл бұрын

Glad they brought in an actual chef who actually knows dumpling and can pronounce the name of the food right 😂

@hong-yipeck3621 Жыл бұрын

@A Guy everybody might have different accents depending on where they are from. His pronunciation is quite correct

@Dandylion567 Жыл бұрын

@aguy1981 The "dragging it out" is likely a part of his dialect. It's the same language, but depending on where you are, the pronunciation differs. I'm from the southern U.S. The typical pronunciations here would sound odd to people from, say, New England, but it's normal for me.

@gumilhopipoca4041 Жыл бұрын

@@hong-yipeck3621 the way he says xia and xiao makes me think he's ABC

@forgy2049 Жыл бұрын

He has a slight lisp❤

@forgy2049 Жыл бұрын

@@gumilhopipoca4041 agreed 😊

@cadevywilliams3501 Жыл бұрын

10:43 The way he uses a frying spoon to cook Dan Jiao is the exact same way as my grandpa did when he had strength. The difference being my grandpa would use lard instead of neutral oil. Ah, good old childhood memories……

@pinkgreenmelon2209 Жыл бұрын

huhuhu makes me sad my grandma doesn’t have the same strength too 😢

@mralsace1 11 ай бұрын

He sounds very happy with all the dumplings he made himself It's means that he's proud of what he made His reactions are also very genuine

@spacefalcon6900 Жыл бұрын

Dr and a chef, this is the perfect Chinese man according to Chinese parenting standards

@novacentorium4943 Жыл бұрын

he needs a job as a lawyer too first

@spacefalcon6900 Жыл бұрын

@@novacentorium4943 he probably is a lawyer, but only on Saturdays

@videos44 Жыл бұрын

just so you know that's racist 🤐🤐

@spacefalcon6900 Жыл бұрын

@@videos44 it's a joke 🗿🗿🤐🤐

@darthnihilus2729 Жыл бұрын

@@videos44 Literally nobody asked

@JohnHausser Жыл бұрын

You know you succeeded in life when you’re a real Doctor and a Chef 😭 Btw, I’m a simple man, I’m team🥟 Cheers from San Diego California

@smugggles Жыл бұрын

woah a doctor and a chef? that’s so cool!

@rivalcordell3028 Жыл бұрын

Its not that cool...

@smugggles Жыл бұрын

@@rivalcordell3028 how so?

@mikemason7422 Жыл бұрын

But how many years in the NBA?

@johnathonmeadows72 Жыл бұрын

Cool until he forgets he’s operating and starts filleting you like piece of salmon

@DangerSquiggles Жыл бұрын

@@rivalcordell3028 Nah it is pretty cool. Those are two very intense professions that require a lot of hard work and dedication. Impressive guy.

@kieran7675 Жыл бұрын

You can tell dumplings are good because it's so much effort for what is a pretty small food, and yet all around the world people are like "yeah let's make them"

@leeyang3502 Жыл бұрын

The process and effort is part of the goodness too! I have great childhood memories of making dumplings as a family, with all three generations together and everyone in charge of one step of the process 😊

@jncchang176 Жыл бұрын

Love you’re a doctor & a chef. So tired of chefs (or restaurant workers) tell us how to make Chinese food. Cuz Chinese food is people (home/town/family) food. It’s like a chef teaching us how to prepare cereal or making peanut butter jelly or a ham & cheese sandwich. Thank you, Epicurious.

@jaemrensmoothie Жыл бұрын

hell yeah same difficulty too 😢

@wumboIogist 10 ай бұрын

I agree, it's not just Chinese food but almost all asian foods. Every family or region or ethics have different version of a certain food and some chef think "we have the best recipe" or "this is the standard way but fancy"

@minglou2019 5 ай бұрын

do you really have the audacity to say that chinese dumplings are on the same level as a PB&J??

@bohoh123 Жыл бұрын

"Doctor by day, chef by night". It's like Epicurious low-key reminding us that there's always an Asian out there who's better than you.

@sierrahaberkorn6259 7 ай бұрын

I honestly love how he didn't decide to be a chef or Dr. But he chose to do both. I honestly, admire that.

@haoyangli5781 Жыл бұрын

The procedure of making dumplings are perfect. However personally I make the sauce a little different. We use pre-made chilli oil (made with chilli powder, flake, tsaoko, star anise , cinnamon and many other spices), coriander, finely crushed garlic, spring onion, black vinegar, soy sauce, a teaspoon of sugar and a hint of Sichuan Peppercorn oil. Every household has its own secret dumpling dip. (when we can't be bothered we just pour some soy sauce and vinegar lol)

@D71219ONE Жыл бұрын

I’m American, so I’m certain it isn’t traditional, but I always like to make mine with soy sauce, rice vinegar, star anise, cinnamon, garlic, diced Thai chilis from my garden, sesame oil, and a little double black soy sauce.

@haoyangli5781 Жыл бұрын

@@D71219ONE well in terms of traditional that doesn't sound too bad. But do you cook your sauce? Cuz I assume no one would have star anise raw

@yakitatefreak Жыл бұрын

Soy sauce and vinegar are the two foundational ingredients for a dumpling sauce. Every other ingredient comes afterwards. I typically love acid, so the balance is tilted towards vinegar. Minced garlic, minced shallots, thinly sliced scallions, freshly minced chili (or chili oil), and sesame oil are also ingredients I use if I’m not lazy, but it varies from person to person in a house.

@cjkrocks11 Жыл бұрын

Chef, doctor, AND 9/11 SURVIVOR. This guy has lived one of the fullest possible lives.

@cindylum3553 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I’m practicing my xiao long bao/sheng jiao bao folding! Hopefully one day I’ll get beautiful results like this.

@Steven.Williams.12 Жыл бұрын

@Epicurious please more method mastery y'all have me checking the playlists everyday for new videos. Tis is by far the best series I have seen on this channel and I can't wait for more.

@leeyang3502 Жыл бұрын

Me too. This is the only series I watch on this channel.

@weebtim Жыл бұрын

I love these series, they’re very engaging and useful! Fun to watch especially at 2am on a work day haha. Also, got a video Idea: “How to make every pizza” or “how to shape every pizza base, or crust” you know. Deep dish, thin crust, cheese crust…

@adamdahlstrom7771 Жыл бұрын

This chef was so pleasant to watch! ❤

@gemini1005 Жыл бұрын

I love the way he is explaining this, can see the passion in it as well

@jmachine2 Жыл бұрын

Two great things a new chef and dumplings. Good show!

@rachelrox96 Жыл бұрын

this was really interesting!! I love dumplings 😋

@Bannerninja Жыл бұрын

that was very instructional - thank you 🎉🎉

@fabssin Жыл бұрын

The most satisfying video I've ever watched!

@VampireHeart518 Жыл бұрын

What a wholesome guy! His joy is contagious ^_^ And I'm so intrigued by the famous dumplings, I managed to somehow never try them (the options are limited where I live...)

@wademoises6395 Жыл бұрын

Nice Work Tom! Can’t wait to come check out your new spot!

@CetteSara 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I'll definitely try making my own dough

@EriBastet 10 ай бұрын

I love his voice. I can listen to him 24/7 🥺♥️

@misamisa5145 Жыл бұрын

I remember the last time this happened, it did NOT go well. Let's see how good it is this time.

@Teku99 Жыл бұрын

That's literally the first thought I had lol. But the thumbnail looked good

@andycalimara Жыл бұрын

What happened?

@KosongIce Жыл бұрын

Please respect the deceased.

@mixnutz23 Жыл бұрын

i dont get it

@misamisa5145 Жыл бұрын

@@andycalimara The guy who made it did a horrible job, though it was left alone until a reaction video of it was made pointing out just how terrible it was. The "chef" could not pronounce the name of the dumplings nor could he fold them to save his life. In fact, the only proof the video existed other than our memories is someone making a reaction of the first reaction vid.

@GarySoup Жыл бұрын

My wife uses our Joyoung noodle maker to make the jiaozi wrappers. It comes with a template that makes a VERY wide noodle and a die to cut out circular pieces. The scraps can be thrown into the hopper and run through again.

@birdie_. Жыл бұрын

Ayyyy a fellow doctor and chef! It really is the best career combo 😌

@equusheart3344 Жыл бұрын

I love dumplings and this is making me hungry lol

@wonhome2711 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see more of Chef Dr. Lo. He's a great teacher

@southstarjj Жыл бұрын

Still remember the disastrous dumpling video Epicurious uploaded (deleted quickly) two years ago. lol. This version looks good.

@HiddenAgendas Жыл бұрын

did they use a non-Chinese person.

@dubbeu 10 ай бұрын

The Hawaiian? chef instructor guy? yeah , seems that fella was thrown in front of the camera with an unfamiliar task of making dumplings. Very much of a train wreck video. I have snips of it while discussing said video on discord

@Fuzzi974 Жыл бұрын

I love how the chef just love the food he is making, even though he had those a thousands times but it's like he still love them like if he just discovered them. I'm definitely going to practice Chef, I swear. Promise!

@juliekeenan3592 Жыл бұрын

Great video Dr/Chef Lo! Nice to put a face with a name. Can't wait to try these techniques next time our family makes Chinese food for dinner. Better yet...we need to try your food at your restaurants. See you in New York. Chi Restaurant and Spy C Cuisine

@zyctc000 Жыл бұрын

5:46 I'm glad to see my hometown's famous vinegar on Epicurious! (Chinkiang Vinegar by the Golden Plum or Hengshun)

@Amanda-zn7ox Жыл бұрын

I...actually don't think I've encountered and eaten many dumplings in my life. The two I'm most familiar with are those flour and water drop dumplings one would cook in a stew. The other being the Polish pierogi, which I am absolutely in love with. I kinda want to learn how to fold dumplings now, especially since my fine motor skills are poor. They do get cramped easily, though, so I can probably only make 2 or 3 before calling it quits.

@rodniciajohnson5503 Жыл бұрын

SO COOL

@benjaminsong4071 11 ай бұрын

thank you !!

@2kgamingchannel535 11 ай бұрын

This video was fire ash🔥

@azulsimmons1040 Жыл бұрын

This video makes me want to go to this guy's house and eat dumplings. I love Chinese dumplings.

@eggie1978 Жыл бұрын

Making dumplings are perfect for parties too. Even the kids can help out.

@fateb2585 Жыл бұрын

He's a doctor and a cheff!!!!

@miaaganan4742 7 ай бұрын

I salute you doc, thank you gor shsting

@MsHackthat 10 ай бұрын

I have always toyed with this idea of getting a phd in engineering but works as something completely different. Its been on my mind since my undergrad, but now that i am working, i think i like the idea even more.

@mikunkuro339 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy

@xVVhite Жыл бұрын

the way he cooks shuijiao is exactly how my family does it. adding cold water like that. miss my dad :(

@spectrickx1678 10 ай бұрын

I like watching professionals do things.

@JM-tu8mg Жыл бұрын

As a Chinese I can confirm this is exactly how dumplings are made at home during Chinese festivals

@slowmoth Жыл бұрын

Learning all of these to impress my mom 😎

@reginacheong7007 Жыл бұрын

I must be missing somethin…where can I find the recipes to follow along and make the dumplings? Thank You Chef Dr. Tom Lo…watching this was a healing for the heart with passion for food but it left me hungry in a good way, wanting to make some too! 😊

@coolcutiekitti17 Жыл бұрын

Now I’m hungry and I’m going to order myself some dumplings. Thanks!

@lucastan4561 Жыл бұрын

This guy is a great cook and teacher! Love it.

@graceai7806 Жыл бұрын

Finally! Chinese cuisine!

@rosepinkskyblue 6 ай бұрын

Please make “How to make every soup” video with all the classic soups made in the best but easiest way possible

@lyravain6304 Жыл бұрын

I make dumplings at home and freeze them. During the winter, whenever I want something warm and cozy, I just take out a handfull/serving. Sear them on a pan with some oil and then add some stock and other flavors to about half the height of the dumplings. Cover and let cook for about 5-6 minutes. Soup with dumplings, piping hot, ready in 10 minutes or so.

@amitaikatz5929 Жыл бұрын

The Xiao Long Bao makes me think of that Pixar short film. That made me cry. 😭

@zivchan7042 Жыл бұрын

This is so authentic in the pov of a hongkonger. Love from hk

@drunkgoldfish Жыл бұрын

the embodiment of an ASIAN man a Doctor and a Chef

@clarissakrigger4599 Жыл бұрын

Survived the towers falling, dr through covid, and a chef and i def remember him on iron chef.

@kyym.50r4haru_ Жыл бұрын

cool i like dumplings now

@Elyenxx15101 6 ай бұрын

After watching how to open every nut, shellfish, how to mix every cocktail, how to grind every spice, how to cut every fruits, every vegetables, how to use every utensil, how to eat every insect, how to cut every cheese, how to cut every meat, how to shape every bread, how to frost every cake, how to use every japanese knife, how to make every coffee drink, pasta, butcher every bird, how to make every sushi, how to fillet every fish, and now this i might be a professional chef, bartender, nut expert, fruit and vegetable expert, food expert, butcher, and dumpling maker.

@grppv Жыл бұрын

Gan Xie to the Chief, learned a lot!

@ryanweaver962 9 ай бұрын

Lots of variety

@justine3806 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dr Chef ;-) Love your video! My favorite way of cooking dumplings is steamed in the pan but with a slurry, instead of water, than I remove the lid for the skirt to crisp up. Dou you have any advice on freezing dumplings? Mine always crack open (they dont open by the seam, the dought breaks appart while in the freezer) I tried making the dough from scratch and with storebough wrappers...same tragedy every time. I'm vegetarian and mostly making tofu-shitake filling, maybe its the water content of my filling? I lost the joy of making my own because I cant freeze them for later. Thanks for the inspiration!

@sagnikdas5243 Жыл бұрын

Gyoza Guotie Kothey Different nations with similar principles Love it

@celiag9508 Жыл бұрын

I so wish I had the time and, well, BRAVERY, to make a Xiao Long Bao. I love them so much, they're my absolute favourite. But I feel like I would NEVER do them justice!

@Sasha-jo4tw Жыл бұрын

you dont need to be brave to make a dumpling

@corissab Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you for sharing! Now… gotta find a recipe for dough:)

@spamrme1654 Жыл бұрын

Here is what I found online, hope this helps. 【dumpling skin】 Ingredients: 500g of all-purpose flour, 1 egg, a little salt, and an appropriate amount of warm water. Method: The first step, first put the flour in a basin, break in an egg, stir and melt in warm water with an appropriate amount of salt, and then slowly pour it into the flour. In the second step, the water should be poured and stirred until it becomes flocculent. When there is no dry powder, knead it into a smooth dough, then cover it with plastic wrap and let it wake up for 10 minutes. The third step is to mix the dumpling filling when the dough is waking up. After the dumpling filling is mixed, take out the dough, sprinkle some dry flour on the chopping board, knead the dough into long strips, divide it into small doses, and roll it into dumpling skins.

@lisamedla Жыл бұрын

@@spamrme1654 i think it's warm water is for steamed dumplings. Cold water for boiled

@spamrme1654 Жыл бұрын

@@lisamedla Thanks, I don't know how to make it myself, so I just listed what I found online.

@mspirits9911 Жыл бұрын

Even though I'm liking the video. I still feel that we need a video on how to make the three different wrappers.🙂

@Harmonikdiskorde Жыл бұрын

Aw yisss, he uses the good black vinegar!

@Funaki90 Жыл бұрын

One of my Must haves in my camera is like a rocket blower but electric, called BabyBlower from Nitecore

@pehhii Жыл бұрын

I suddenly got an extreme urge for dumplings. They look fantastic! Mr. Lo nailed it.

@Nathan15038 Жыл бұрын

As a Chinese, this is up to me and my grandma’s standard 😊

@Kammyhaa 10 ай бұрын

The way you just throug 11g perfect no points under or over can tell your in the medicine industary 😂😂😂 and clearly an amazing sheff too thank you for your knowlage

@diulikadikaday Жыл бұрын

When the video was starting, I questioned whether the chef would be authentic or Chinese. Then I saw that the chef was also a doctor and knew he was 200% Chinese. This man had to carry his AND his parents dreams on the same shoulders.

@foolsgold46 Жыл бұрын

Drinking game intermediate: take a shot every time he says, "golden" Drinking game expert: take a shot every time he says, "crispy"

@minglou2019 5 ай бұрын

guotie(锅贴) in chinese literally means "sticking to the pan", so you don't need that much oil since the dumplings sticking to the pan is part of the goal. Also, you only fry the bottom, for longer, instead of frying multiple sides, so you get more contrasting textures, and its best to make guotie using leftover dumplings, similart to making fried rice, because the leftover dumplings are slightly harder and dryer.

@beanshady Ай бұрын

Doctor by day, chef at night, and basketball player overnight 🏀

@Dez-nutz 4 ай бұрын

I love guotie

@EvilAzn3000 Жыл бұрын

I didn't expect a surgeon to be the dumpling master

@DangerSquiggles Жыл бұрын

Your expectation was correct, he is not a surgeon but an anesthesiologist. The guy who does the sleepy bye bye medication and prevents the patient from dying.

@yoselinconstantino Жыл бұрын

Can you guys do a video with doing the filling like a real fillling

@bread9486 Жыл бұрын

Finally

@jrmint2 Жыл бұрын

The Chinese are the kings of tools, technique and alchemy of cooking, even something as humble as dumplings is complicated lol.

@adb1917 Жыл бұрын

A doctor and a chef and he’s also running for president as a side gig

@yellowgetbright Жыл бұрын

Doctor by day, chef by night. As expected.

@jondoe2960 Жыл бұрын

Doctor AND Chef?? I can barely do 1 job!

@J3RiCh0x Жыл бұрын

ah yes another infinity stone for the collection

@SpiritSlayer1 Жыл бұрын

207,235 views, 6.5k likes, 260 comments, 4.7M subscribers. Nice!!

@AMinibot Жыл бұрын

You can get little vegetable pastries in supermarkets where I live that are the same shape as 'mouse' dumplings, and I always think they look like tiny stegosauruses.

@kelvintrollol Жыл бұрын

Am wondering what type of wheat/flour was used for traditional dumplings, like when they were first created? Before the introduction of selective breeding and modern wheat.

@lingpang7209 Жыл бұрын

I’m here for the har gow.

@Brockohliflower Жыл бұрын

If you want a great video on how to actually Fold dumplings in different ways, Souped Up Recipes here on KZfaq has one called ‘24 Ways to Wrap Dumplings’ in a much slower, step-by-step tutorial. But this video was really interesting too!

@Brockohliflower Жыл бұрын

@minglou2019 5 ай бұрын

you can't use the same filling for all the dumplings. Guotie(锅贴 ), for example, is exclusively meat, shuijiao(水饺) aka jiaozi(饺子) is usully a combination of meat and vegetables, and wontons are almost always exclusively vegetables, unless you are making tiny wontons, which are only meat. Also, when you wrap the shui jiao in a different way, you can't keep calling it a shui jiao, you need to change the filling and call it a wonton. With dan jiao(蛋饺), you absolutely can't use any filling, it is pretty much only meat. xia jiao(虾饺) cannot be wrapped like that, it is traditionally wrapped simply like a ball with the excess dough stuck to one side. When eating xiao long bao, Shanghainese people usually dunk the entire dumpling into the shallow dish of black vinegar to cool it down(the vinegar flavor will not be too strong), and then bit a hole and just eat the entire thing in one bite, since the soup should have cooled down by then