Chicken Prawn Dumplings Recipe

Hi, I’m Sammy.

Dumplings have always been my weakness. When I was a kid, I’d sit at the table with my family, folding dumplings together. And yes… I was the one who always “accidentally” broke a dumpling just so I could eat it first 😂

This version is my go-to: juicy chicken + bouncy prawns + a hit of sesame oil. Golden bottoms, steamy tops, crunchy outside and soft inside — that’s the Sammy way.

Watch the full recipe on Sammy's Kitchen Group Youtube

Ingredients

• 250 g chicken mince

• 200 g prawns (peeled & deveined)

• 5 shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped

• 2 spring onions (white + green parts)

• 2 tsp garlic, minced

• 2 tsp ginger, grated

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• ½ tbsp Shaoxing wine

• ½ tbsp oyster sauce

• Pinch of sugar

• Pinch of salt

• ½ tsp white pepper (or black pepper)

• 1 pinch baking powder

• 1 tbsp sesame oil

• Dumpling wrappers

How to Make Dumplings

1️⃣ Prep and Chop 

Finely chop spring onion, mushroom, garlic, and ginger. Smash prawns into a paste.

2️⃣ Season

Mix with chicken mince, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, baking powder, and sesame oil. Rest for 30 minutes.

3️⃣ Wrap 

Place filling in the centre of the wrapper, wet edges with water, fold, and seal tightly.

4️⃣ Cook Dumplings

Pan-fry dumplings in oil until golden, add hot water, cover, and steam until cooked through. Finish with a crispy bottom.

Fresh ingredients for chicken and prawn dumplings – chicken mince, prawns, mushrooms, spring onion,

All the essentials lined up — simple, fresh, and ready for dumpling magic.

Chicken mince and prawn dumpling filling mixed with mushrooms, spring onion, garlic, ginger, and sea

Hands folding dumplings with chicken and prawn filling inside a round dumpling wrapper

Chicken and prawn dumplings sizzling in a frying pan until golden brown.

Golden bottoms first, then steam, then back to crispy perfection.

Crispy chicken and prawn dumplings served on a plate with soy dipping sauce.

Dumplings sizzling in a frying pan with hot water added for steaming.

Crispy chicken and prawn dumplings with golden bottoms, served with soy dipping sauce.

Sammy’s Tips

• Don’t overseason — dipping sauce will take care of flavor.

• Oyster sauce + sesame oil = flavor explosion.

• Dumplings don’t have to look perfect. In fact, the messy ones always taste like home.

One bite and you get that perfect combo: crispy bottom, juicy filling, and so much comfort. That’s what Sammy’s dumplings are all about.

👉 So tell me — are you Team Chicken & Prawn Dumplings or Team Classic Pork Dumplings?