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Dumpling House
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “dumpling house”.
- Recipes
- 12
- Curated by
- Mateo
- Updated
- November 2026
About this collection
Do not skip the mint; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
The trick with dumpling house is patience: let the ingredients take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. Priya, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”. We tested this 9 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with gochujang won every single round.
1. Spiced Chickpea Spring Rolls
It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink.
Salma, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”. Mateo swears by adding the cherry tomatoes in two stages: half cooked in for sweetness, half raw at the end for crunch. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. Season in layers. A pinch at each stage beats a panic-handful at the end.
A digital thermometer takes the guesswork out. You are aiming for steaming hot in the centre and audibly crisp outside. The trick with spiced chickpea spring rolls is patience: let the ingredients take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
2. Brown-Butter Egg Hash
The trick with egg hash is patience: let the egg take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
Kenji swears by adding the cucumber in two stages: half cooked in for sweetness, half raw at the end for crunch. If your ingredients is releasing a lot of water, your pan is not hot enough. Take everything out, get it smoking, and start again in smaller batches.
The mixture will look too wet at first. Trust it; the Greek yoghurt hydrates as it rests. If you can chop lime and hold a Dutch oven, you can make this. We promise.
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