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Eomandu (Fish-Wrapped Dumplings)
Created by Chef Jeong-sun
Thin slices of white fish stand in for dumpling wrappers, folded around a restrained beef and mushroom filling, then steamed until pale, tender, and worthy of a summer dinner table.
Eomandu lives or dies by the knife before it ever reaches the steamer. A dumpling without dough sounds like a clever trick, but there is no trick here: the fish must be sliced thin enough to fold, the filling must be small enough to respect the wrapper, and the starch must be a veil, not a coat. I won't tell you this is easy. It is careful work, and careful work is the point.
Ingredients
skinless white fish fillet
Quantity
450g
flounder, sole, cod, or sea bream
fine sea salt
Quantity
1/2 teaspoon
divided
clear rice wine or cheongju
Quantity
1 tablespoon
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| skinless white fish filletflounder, sole, cod, or sea bream | 450g |
| fine sea saltdivided | 1/2 teaspoon |
| clear rice wine or cheongju | 1 tablespoon |
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