Bamboo serving tray with homemade fried Indonesian pangsit dumplings and a small bowl of sweet and sour sauce.

Pangsit Goreng (Fried Dumplings)

These Indonesian fried pangsit dumplings are a crowd favorite. They’re crispy, savory, and packed with flavor. Serve them as an appetizer, snack, or side.This recipe makes around 75 dumplings. Each dumpling is about a bite-sized portion, so 3-5 dumplings can be considered a serving.

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Servings
75 pangsit dumplings

Ingredients

  • 75 wonton wrappersor spring roll wrappers cut into fourths
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onionroughly chopped
  • 1 tsp sambal terasior 1 tsp sambal oelek chili paste + a pinch of shrimp paste
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 eggyolk and white separated
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Blend the onion, garlic, chili paste, and turmeric into a smooth paste.
  2. Mix the paste into the ground beef until well combined.
  3. Beat the egg yolk and stir it into the meat mixture.
  4. Place about 1 1/2 tsp of the filling onto the center of each wrapper. Keep a damp cloth over the wrappers as you work so they don’t dry out.
  5. Fold the wrapper into your preferred dumpling shape and seal the edges with egg white.
  6. Fry in hot oil over medium heat until golden brown and crispy. fry in small batches and avoid overcrowding the pan.
  7. Serve hot with sweet chili sauce.

Notes

Cooked pangsit can be stored in the fridge for 2–3 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer to crisp them up again. Avoid the microwave, they’ll get soggy.Uncooked dumplings freeze well. Lay them flat in a single layer until frozen, then store in a freezer-safe bag or box. They keep for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the air fryer or oven, no need to thaw.

Nutrition

Per serving (3-5 pangsit dumplings)

Calories
254 kcal
Carbs
24 g
Protein
17 g
Fat
9 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
1 g
Sodium
543 mg

Recipe by Deborah Green

Recipe from https://dishfullofmemories.com/pangsit-goreng-indonesian-fried-dumplings/