When it comes to Chinese New Year dishes, there is no shortage of auspicious fanciful names that bring positive energy, good fortune, harmony and good health! Take this easy to make Steamed Money Bag Dumplings 年菜平安金福袋 for example, who doesn't like to ring in the Lunar New Year with heaps of good fortune?!
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- Vegan, Vegetarian or Seafood Money Bag Dumplings:
- How To Make Money Bag Dumplings:
- How To Make The Ties For Your Money Bags
- How To Assemble The Money Bag Dumplings
- How Do You Steam Homemade Dumplings?
- Other Great Recipes For Chinese Lunar New Year:
- MONEY BAG DUMPLINGS 年菜平安金福袋
On Chinese New Year's Eve, celebrate the family reunion with an abundance of good food. Traditional Chinese New Year's Eve menu always includes whole fish, whole chicken, sumptuous seafood and elaborate appetizers.
Nose to tail proteins signifies unity, completeness and good fortune all year round!
一年好到尾。年頭好到年尾。
Steamed Money Bag Dumplings is a beautiful appetizer that can be prepared ahead of time and cooked in a bamboo steam basket in just 6 to 8 minutes!
Vegan, Vegetarian or Seafood Money Bag Dumplings:
Fold these golden purses to look like little money bags and tie a green cilantro string on the top! We used yellow wonton wrappers to give it a nice golden glow. You can use dumpling skin, tofu bean curd skin, or baby napa cabbage leaves, too, if you prefer.
An option is to make either vegan, vegetarian or seafood versions of these steamed dumplings using the following fillings.
- Five ingredients (vegan option): carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions.
- Seven ingredients (seafood option): prawns, ground pork, carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions.
The colourful variety 5 ingredients (五彩 /wǔcǎi/) or 7 (七彩 /qīcǎi/) ingredients signifies good fortune, radiance and abundance.
I always like to double my recipe and make extra fillings. You can make extra stuffing for other dishes like spring rolls, pan fried gyoza or even add it to soup noodles.
If you are worried that you've made too much, store it in the freezer for later!
How To Make Money Bag Dumplings:
Rehydrate dried Chinese mushrooms overnight. Read our post on how to prepare dried Chinese Mushrooms.
During Chinese New Year, I always soak extra shiitake mushrooms the night before, so I can also make this Instant Pot Braised Chinese Mushroom 髮菜炆冬菇.
Defrost, remove shells and devein prawns. Rough chop and place in a mixing bowl.
Add in ground pork.
Add in the marinade: ground white pepper, sesame oil, Shaoxing Wine, corn starch and salt. Mix well. Stir in one direction.
Let marinade for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
While waiting for the prawns and pork to marinate;
Finely dice carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions.
In a non-stick pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
Once the oil starts to simmer, add finely diced carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
Add Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Mix well and cook until the liquid has evaporated.
Remove from pan and let cool completely.
How To Make The Ties For Your Money Bags
In a medium pot, boil water and prepare an ice bath in a mixing bowl.
Blanch the cilantro steams for 5 seconds.
Remove from boiling water and immediately place in the ice water bath to stop the cooking process.
Drain and pat dry. Remove the cilantro leaves from the stems. You will want a clean looking string.
Weaving cilantro throughout also plays on green jade symbolism for harmony, purity and wealth!
How To Assemble The Money Bag Dumplings
Add approximate half a tablespoon of filling to the middle of the wonton skin.
Gently fold and gather the wonton wrapper to the middle while leaving the top to fan out.
Use one cilantro string to tie the money bag bundle close.
Pro Tip: Cover wonton wrappers with a damp towel to avoid drying out.
How Do You Steam Homemade Dumplings?
Once you have assembled all your dumplings, it is time to steam!
How long should you steam dumplings? Bring water to boil over high heat in a wok or a pot that fits your bamboo steam baskets' diameter.
Line the bamboo steam basket with parchment paper, thinly sliced carrots (ensure that the carrots have a diameter wider than the base of your dumplings), or cabbage leaves, so the dumplings do not stick to the steam basket.
Arrange the Money Bag Dumplings in the steam basket and cover the lid.
Place steamer over the wok, ensuring the base doesn't touch the water.
Pro Tip: You can use a trivet rack stand to raise the steam baskets.
Steam dumplings for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender and thoroughly cooked.
We wish everyone a healthy, prosperous, joyful New Year!
新年快樂、財源廣進、大吉大利、年年有餘、步步高升、事事如意、心想事成、萬事如意、富貴有餘、金玉滿堂、福壽雙全、龍鳳呈祥、鴻圖大展!
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SICHUAN MALA MOUTH WATERING CHICKEN 四川麻辣口水雞
MONEY BAG DUMPLINGS 年菜平安金福袋
When it comes to Chinese New Year dishes, there is no shortage of auspicious fanciful names that bring positive energy, good fortune, harmony and good health! Take this easy to make Steamed Money Bag Dumplings 年菜平安金福袋 for example, who doesn’t like to ring in the Lunar New Year with heaps of good fortune?!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: 12-16 pieces 1x
- Category: appetizer, snack
- Method: Steam
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
Seafood and Meat Filling
- 10-12 king prawns, remove shells and devein 大蝦 (approximately 150g)
- 100g ground pork
- 2 tsp ground white pepper 白胡椒粉
- 2 tsp sesame oil 麻油
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Wine 紹興酒
- 1 tsp salt 鹽少許
- 2 tsp Corn Starch 生粉 適量
Vegetable filling
- ½ C carrots, finely diced
- 12-16 pieces of thinly sliced carrots for steaming the dumplings
- ½ C bamboo shoots, finely diced 竹筍切粒
- 2 tsp Ginger 薑 適量切粒
- 3 stalks green scallion, finely diced 蔥切粒
- 10 dried Chinese mushrooms (soaked and rehydrated overnight) 冬菇 10隻切粒
- 1 tsp salt 鹽少許
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Wine 紹興酒
- 3 tbsp Oyster Sauce 蠔油 (sub for Vegetarian Oyster Sauce for Vegan option)
- 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce 生抽
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil 麻油 少許
- 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil 油 少許
- 1 package of yellow wonton wrappers
Instructions
Shrimp / Meat Filling:
- Defrost, remove shells and devein prawns. Rough chop and place in a mixing bowl.
- Add in ground pork.
- Add in the marinade: ground white pepper, sesame oil, Shaoxing Wine, corn starch and salt. Mix well. Stir in one direction.
- Let marinade for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Vegan / Vegetarian Filling:
- Rehydrate dried Chinese mushrooms overnight. Squeeze to remove excess water. Trim stem (if any).
- Finely dice carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions.
- In a non-stick pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Once the oil starts to simmer, add finely diced carrots, Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger and green scallions. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Add Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Mix well and cook until the liquid has evaporated.
- Remove from pan and let cool completely.
How To Make The Ties For Your Money Bags
- In a medium pot, boil water and prepare an ice bath in a mixing bowl.
- Blanch the cilantro steams for 5 seconds.
- Remove from boiling water and immediately place in the ice water bath to stop the cooking process.
- Drain and pat dry. Remove the cilantro leaves from the stems. You will want a clean looking string.
How To Make The Money Bag Dumplings
- Add prawn, ground pork to stir fried vegetable. Mix well. For Vegan/vegetarian option, use the vegetable filling only.
- Add approximate half a tablespoon of filling to the middle of the wonton skin.
- Gently fold and gather the wonton wrapper to the middle while leaving the top to fan out.
- Use one cilantro string to tie the money bag bundle close.
- Once you have assembled all your dumplings, it is time to steam!
- Line the bamboo steam basket with parchment paper, thinly sliced carrots or cabbage leaves.
- Arrange the Money Bag Dumplings in the steam basket and cover the lid. Do not overcrowd.
- Place steamer over the wok, ensuring the base doesn't touch the water.
- Steam dumplings for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender and thoroughly cooked.
- Serve and enjoy!
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- For Vegan/Vegetarian option, use the vegetable filling only.
- Rough chop prawns if you prefer a meatier texture. Finely mince, if you prefer a smoother texture.
- Use a trivet rack stand to raise the steam baskets to ensure the base doesn't touch the water.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 16 dumpings
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 5.4 g
- Sodium: 1821.5 mg
- Fat: 14.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.5 g
- Protein: 16.3 g
- Cholesterol: 62.2 mg
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megane says
Now this is my kind of money bag. Delicious and addictive!
Nancy says
all it needs is a money tree to go along with it!
Katie says
Amazing dumpling recipe!
Nancy says
Thanks Katie!
Marcellina says
Thanks for the different fillings. It's good to have a couple of variations so that everyone gets one they like!
Nancy says
Can never go wrong with too many dumplings.
Kayla DiMaggio says
How fun! I had so much fun making these money bag dumplings! They were a total hit!
Nancy says
Aren't they the cutest?
Andréa Janssen says
We loved these money bag dumplings, and they were quite easy to prepare. Certainly going to make them more often.
Nancy says
They are so darn cute !! I love making a huge batch and freeze them for later!
Alexandra says
Money Bag Dumplings are one of my favourite dishes to order from my local Chinese restaurant, so I was really excited to have a go at making these at home. They turned out perfectly - I loved the flavour of both of the filling options, and they look impressive. Thanks for a great recipe!
Nancy says
Thanks Alexandra! They are super juicy and so easy to make at home! I'm so glad it was a hit for you!
megane says
These look awesome. I cannot wait to make these tomorrow.
Nancy says
We can't wait to make these ourselves again toO!
Swathi says
That money bag dumplings looks delicious. I am going to give this one try for this chinese new year.
Nancy says
These are delicious and super juicy!
Nora says
I've always wanted to know how money bag dumplings are prepared! Thanks to your recipe I finally know! Thank you so much!
Nancy says
THanks Nora. NOw you can make these juicy dumplings any time!
Bernice says
These money bag dumplings are way too cute. I love the tasty filling and they are super easy to make. I'll be picking up more ingredients for a dumpling day soon.
Nancy says
Make a big batch to keep them handy in the freezer for a quick meal!
Jeannie says
these dunmplings are so good! I love the name too.
Nancy says
isn't it so festive? Perfect for the occasion 🙂
Choclette says
Absolutely adore your steamed money bag dumplings. It's such a fun idea and indeed, who doesn't want to start the new year off with good fortune and delicious food.
Nancy says
They are the cutest!
Michelle says
Love the vegetable filling of these dumplings! They're so delicious and not hard to make at all.
Nancy says
Tying it a little different makes all the differences on how cute they are - amiright?
Shilpa says
These look perfect. I’m going to try the vegan version
Nancy says
great choice! The vegan version is my favourite too!!
GUSTAVO DE OBALDIA says
Being from Panama, where we have a big Chinese community, Dim Sum is a staple weekend breakfast for every Panamanian, but there are very few veggie versions; these were Amazing! The flavor was so authentic! I won't stop making these ever, believe me! Thank you!
Nancy says
I didn't know that Panama had such a big Chinese presence !! I love it! So happy to hear your kind comments!
Kristen says
We have dumpling night almost once a week and it's so great to have this recipe to use because its SO much better than store bought!
Nancy says
Oh i love homemade dumplings over store bought any day!!
Terri Gilson says
THE CUTEST DUMPLINGS EVER!!! And love the symbolism too!
Nancy says
Aww Thanks Terri!!
Lisa says
These money bag dumplings look perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Nancy says
Wishing you good health and prosperity ! Happy CNY!
Vijitha says
Very tasty dumplings! Thanks for this recipe and pro tips!
Nancy says
I'm so glad you enjoy them!
Sharon says
The abundance of food sounds like the best abundance to me! These dumplings look lovely. 🙂 Happy new year!
Nancy says
I love how you think!!
Wanda says
Thanks for giving a couple different options for fillings. I'm going to try making them both, they are so adorable and I bet delicious!
Nancy says
Let me know which one you prefer!
Bernice Hill says
Love dumplings at any time of year! These would be so much easier to make than the folded dumplings too. One of these days I'd love try to make the wrappers from scratch someday..
Nancy says
Making wrappers from scratch is pretty easy but so time consuming. It will need to be a LONG day project or a 2 day project to make dumplings too! 🙂
Colleen says
I love dumplings and these are adorable. And they don't look too hard to make. Thanks for the step x step tips!
Nancy says
Hi Colleen! It's super easy with big reward payoff!! Make a big batch and store it in the freezer for a quick snack!
Kristy @ She Eats says
Nancy, I'm absolutely drooling. These money bag dumplings look SO good. I rushed right over after I saw them on Instagram. I'm definitely bookmarking this recipe for later.
Nancy says
Thanks Kristy! I'm so happy to hear that you love it! It's so much fun to make and makes for a great date night / kids activity! They love getting involved!