I know many of you already have my latest book, The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot
(No Instant Pot? No worries! Just make the recipe and steam it on the stove.)
There are a few unusual uses for your Instant Pot
Do you need an Instant Pot to steam dumplings? Absolutely not. However, if you already have one, you should wring every bit of use from it that you can! If you don’t have one, you can use the cooking instructions here, for the vegan gyoza.
I would love to know how many of you bought an Instant Pot with all the sales going on this year. Let me know in the comment if you are a new or seasoned Instant Pot user and what some of your favorite uses for it is.
Also if you have purchased my book, please do me a favor and take a few seconds to go to Amazon to leave a review. I’d love to see yours there with all the others.
I buy my dumpling wrappers in a local Asian market and most of the ones I find there are vegan. Even the yellow ones are yellow from dyes and not eggs. With that said, the ones you get in the supermarket seem to have eggs more often than not.
I love the convenience of pre-made dumpling wrappers, but if you don’t have the option try this recipe to make them from scratch. Or you can try this gluten-free vegan recipe. Lately I’ve found Melissa’s dumpling wrappers at Walmart and they have been vegan. Be sure to read the ingredients before you buy them just in case.
I used an 8-inch 2 layered bamboo steamer to cook my dumplings in. You will still add water to your Instant Pot, then the rack and place the bamboo steamer on top of that. You will probably need to leave off the lid and that’s fine – you don’t really need it.
Another way one tester steamed these little dumplings was with two Instant Pot racks. You can get a cheap extra rack on Amazon or at an Asian market. She put 10 dumplings on a parchment-covered Instant Pot rack, flipped the other Instant Pot rack upside down, covered it with parchment and placed another 10 dumplings on it.
If you’re looking for more Instant Pot accessories check out my favorites here.
Asian Steamed Dumplings from The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot
Dim sum can be hard to find once you go vegan, but not if you make your own. With store-bought wrappers these are amazingly easy and cheap to make. Be aware that some brands contain egg, but you can always find vegan ones at Asian markets. Believe it or not, this filling is so flavorful you won’t even need a dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp 15 ml oil (or *dry sauté or add a
- little water/vegetable broth)
- 1 cup 70 g minced shiitake mushrooms
- or substitute white mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cups 105 g minced cabbage
- 1/2 cup 55 g shredded carrot
- 2 tbsp 30 ml soy sauce
- 1 tbsp 15 ml rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 tsp sesame oil, optional
- 12 round vegan dumpling wrappers
Instructions
- For the sauté, use the sauté setting over normal, or do the sauté in a pan on the stove over medium heat. Heat the oil or broth and add the mushrooms once hot.
- Sauté until the mushrooms release their juices, then add the cabbage, carrot, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and sauté until the mixture is dry.
- Remove the liner from the Instant Pot and set on the stove or a pot holder. Mix in the ginger and sesame oil (if using).
- Cut out a round piece of parchment paper to fit inside a 6- or 8-inch (15-or 20-cm) bamboo steamer. You will be able to fit all 12 dumplings in one level of the 8-inch (20-cm) one. No bamboo steamer? Just use your vegetable steamer lightly coated with oil inside your Instant Pot instead.
- Get a small bowl of water and set it up next to a cutting board to work on.
- Place a wrapper on the cutting board and spread water around the edge with your fingertip. Add 1 tablespoon (15 g) filling to the middle of the wrapper and fold in half, matching the edges. Press together. You can stop here or you can grab it by the middle of the sealed part and fold the dough in two places on either side. Then place in the steamer with the pleated side up.
- Put the top on your bamboo steamer (if using) and add 1½ cups (355 ml) water and your rack to your Instant Pot. Then lower the steamer into the pot.
- Put the lid on and make sure that the steam release handle is sealed. Select the steam setting and lower the time to 7 minutes.
- Open the steam release valve manually
Notes
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving Calories 41Cholesterol 1mgSodium 199mgCarbohydrates 6gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 1g
More Vegan Instant Pot Recipes:
- Instant Pot Vegan Black-Eyed Pea Jambalaya
- Vegan Instant Pot Tomatillo-Poblano White Beans
- Vegan Instant Pot Creamy Mushroom Curry and Pilaf
Cathy says
This recipe sounds really delicious and will try it out, but can I ask how you made your Dumpling Wrappers?
Or did you buy the Spring Roll Wraps from the Chinese Supermarket??
Kathy Hester says
I bought mine. I’m working on a recipe for another book, but it’s not ready for prime time yet.
Susy says
I am curious which brand is vegan. I’ve looked and all of them have eggs.
Kathy Hester says
I get mine at the Asian market, so they are not mainstream brands. I have not found a vegan one in major grocery stores.
Lori I Silverstone says
If I am using the two layer bamboo steamer do I put in parchment paper at the bottom of both levels? Thank you!
Kathy Hester says
You would use the paper in both. It’s to keep the dumplings from sticking.
Lori I Silverstone says
Made this tonight and it was SO good! And simple! I used a spicy sauce I made from a separate Asian salad recipe. My mouth is still on fire and I love it!
Natalye says
If I’ve made extra and frozen some how long would I steam the frozen ones? Same amount of time?
Kathy Hester says
It should be close to the same for sure. I’ve also steamed store-bought frozen ones for about the same time.
Alison says
Just bought an instapot today during a great sale after eyeing them for over a year! My son and husband are both vegetarian and I don’t have many recipes to keep them satisfied. They just finished many months of a box delivery, and were disappointed in the taste of the food, the fat content and packaging waste. They greatly prefer my cooking, so I am looking everywhere for inspiration. Hopefully the new instapot and this good looking recipe will turn our dinner frowns upside down!
Maneesha says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it this weekend, and it was such a SLAM DUNK!! I have been looking for a way to make dumplings in the instant pot, and the timing of the steaming was perfect! I’ve also found it hard to find a vegetarian/vegan dumplings recipe, and yours is delicious! thank you!
Michele says
Does the 8 in Bamboo Steamer fit in the 6 qt IP?
Kathy Hester says
There are 2 different sizes. My recommendation is to use a tape measure on your insert and take that to the store.