35 fried dumpling recipes

These pan-fried dumplings feature a savory filling of ground pork, Napa cabbage, scallions, ginger, and garlic, encased in a tender wrapper.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Chinese dumplings are one of the most popular dishes in China, there are lots of different fillings to make these delicious dumplings. You can steam or boil, the leftovers can be fried with a little oil. Dip the dumplings into a mixture of ginger, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and chili oil. Heavenly delicious!

Vegetarian pot stickers stuffed with shiitake, napa cabbage, spinach, and tofu, then pan-fried crisp on the bottom and steamed tender on top. A healthy, customizable take on classic Chinese dumplings.

Making pot stickers are pretty much as same as making dumplings, the only thing different is how to cook them. Instead of boiling in the water, we fry them in a nonstick skillet with a bit oil, which really develops a layer of golden, brown and crispy bottoms with great texture. Serve these yummy pot stickers with a mixture of rice vinegar, a little bit soy sauce, a dash of sesame oil and splash of hot pepper oil.

Buttermilk-marinated fried turkey cutlets coated in toasted bread crumbs with cayenne and Worcestershire. Pan-fried golden and served with gravy over dumplings or spaetzle.

Carthusian dumplings (Kartaeuserkloesse) transform stale kaiser rolls into sweet, deep-fried dumplings soaked in lemony custard, breaded, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. A German classic.

These savory dumplings are easy to make and taste amazing when served with stir-fry or steak.

These Korean dumplings made with beef chuck and napa cabbage can be fried or steamed.

Perogie puffs are deep-fried dumplings with cottage cheese dough stuffed with mashed potato, cheddar cheese spread, and optional bacon. A crispy Prairie twist on traditional pierogies.

Scallop and shrimp dumplings pack a gingery seafood filling into pan-fried potstickers, crisp on the bottom and tender on top. Served with a bright ginger-garlic dipping sauce for dunking.

Punjabi peas kofta curry with deep-fried green pea dumplings simmered in a spiced tomato and potato gravy. Vegetarian Indian comfort food with garam masala, ginger, and green chiles.

Carthusian dumplings made from stale kaiser rolls soaked in lemon-milk custard, breaded, deep-fried, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. A classic German dessert.

Kazakh fried lamb dumplings with hand-rolled pasta dough wrapped around seasoned ground lamb, rice, parsley, and cilantro, then crisped golden in hot peanut oil. A Central Asian showstopper.

Creole tomato soup simmered with fresh tomatoes and cream, topped with crispy fried goat cheese wonton dumplings. A restaurant-worthy bowl with serious wow factor.

Steak and shrimp wonton filling with marinated beef, lemon-kissed shrimp, water chestnuts, and cilantro. A surf-and-turf twist for fried or boiled dumplings.