JUICY PORK & CHIVE PAN-FRIED DUMPLINGS

These dumplings are formed into little “purses” and are filled with a simple yet flavorful filling of ground pork, chives, cabbage and ginger. They are like an “almost but not quite” version of Chinese sheng jian bao – extremely juicy, but not to the level of the pan-fried soup dumplings. The dumplings in this recipe have a slightly thicker skin than most other pan-fried ones and store-bought dumpling wrappers like sheng jian bao but again are not traditional, just a simply filled dumpling I have been making recently and topping with some of my favorite things. I choose to serve them topped with spicy crunchy chili oil, sesame oil, chives and sesame seeds with soy sauce for dipping.

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Bacon-Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin

Pork tenderloin is on regular rotation at my house, both for its flavor and its ease. We love to marinate it in sweet and savory teriyaki sauce, or serve it with a big dollop of Spanish-style romesco. But our current favorite is definitely wrapping that pork tenderloin in bacon, because as my neighbor says, pork on pork can never be a bad thing. And I must say I agree.

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