In the Chinese culture dumplings are meant to bring good fortune and since the shape of Chinese dumplings is similar to ancient gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth. Dumplings are a part of daily diet in China and made in several different ways. Traditionally filled with a blend of pork and shrimp, I make mine a little differently because of dietary restrictions. You may skip the shrimp or the chicken and make these dumplings with just one protein of choice.
Cooking Methods:
You can steam the dumplings in a bamboo basket.
You can also deep fry them.
Pan fry them, and then add water to finish steam cooking them.
Sauce:
The sauce is pretty straight forward, you can use any ready made chili oil or you can add 1 tbsp gochugaru or red chili flakes and 1 tsp cayenne chili powder in a bowl and pour over 2 tbsp hot canola oil over it. Once the oil cools down, you can add the rest of the ingredients to the oil and serve along the dumplings.