Vegetarian Guo Tie

Recipe By Masterchef Singapore Finalist Sowmiya Venkatesan

Love Dumplings? Here's a colourful Chinese New Year inspired creation that's sure to delight your vegetarian family members and friends.

INGREDIENTS

Vegetable Puree

  • 2pcs of Red Bell Pepper
  • 2pcs of Purple Sweet Potato
  • 300g of Pumpkin
  • 200g of Spinach

Guo Tie Wrappers

  • 400g All-Purpose Flour
  • 8g Salt
  • 1/2Tsp Baking Powder
  • 200g Vegetable Puree

Gou Tie Filling

  • 4Tbsp Pickled Young Ginger (Finely Chopped)
  • 1/2 Cup Carrots (Finely Chopped)
  • 1/2 Cup Cabbage (Finely Chopped)
  • 1/2 Cup Baby Corn (Finely Chopped)
  • 1/2 Cup Radish (Finely Chopped)
  • 1/2 Cup Spring Onions (Finely Chopped)
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1/2Tsp of Chinese 5 Spice
  • 3 Tbsp Sesame Oil

Dipping Sauce

  • 3 Tbsp Red Chilli Sambal
  • 1 Tbsp Chinese Plum Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
  • 1/2 Rice Vinegar
  • Salt
COOKING METHOD
Making Vegetable Puree
  1. Red Bell Pepper: Roast bell pepper well and remove skin. Blend well and sieve through strainer.
  2. Purple Sweet Potato: Peel and cut into small pieces. Boil until soft in boiling water. Blend well and sieve through strainer.
  3. Pumpkin: Peel and cut into small pieces. Boil until soft in boiling water. Blend well and sieve through strainer.
  4. Spinach: Wash well. Blanch in boiling salted water. Shock in ice water and dry well in colander. Blend well and sieve through strainer.

Making Guo Tie Wrappers
  1. Mix flour, salt and baking powder. Divide into 4 portions.
  2. Use 50g of Spinach, Roasted Bell Pepper, Yellow Pumpkin and Purple Potato puree to each of the 4 divided dough portions and knead well until dough is smooth.
  3. Cover dough with cling wrap and let it rest for 60mins.

Making Guo Tie Filling
  1. Add oil to a hot wok. Add the carrots, then baby corn, radish, cabbage - in that order and saute very lightly for a few minutes. Add salt, pepper, chopped young ginger and Chinese 5 spice, sauté for a few more minutes. Set aside and let it cool.

Making the Dipping Sauce
  1. Mix all ingredients together and serve in a bowl.

Wrapping the Guo Tie
  1. Roll the each respective wrapper dough to a cylinder then portion it a 12g ball each. Roll each ball to thin flat skins 9cm in diameter,
  2. Spoon 1Tsp of the filling. Wrap it by folding the sides, sealing it with cornstarch water and pleating it together.
  3. Tip: Skin can be thicker in the middle and thin at the sides.

Cooking the Guo Tie
  1. Add 1 Tsp of oil to a wide frying pan over low heat.
  2. Add the Gou Tie and let the bottom brown slowly.
  3. After 6-7mins, add 1/2 cup of water, cover with lid and steam.
  4. Steam with lid covered until water evaporates completely.
  5. Remove from heat and serve.

Serve with:
  1. Thin spiral strips of Cucumber
  2. Toasted White Sesame Seeds
  3. Dipping sauce.