Homemade Vegan Dumplings

Ingredients

• • 1/4 cup dried shiitake mushrooms ((about 8 small mushrooms) (*Footnote 1))
• • 2 tablespoons dried wood ear mushrooms ((or 1/2 cup minced bamboo shoots) (*Footnote 2))
• • 1/2 pack dried rice vermicelli ((*Footnote 3))
• • 2 cups cabbage (shredded)
• • 1/2 block (225-g / 8-oz) firm tofu (crumbled by hand)
• • 1 cup carrot (shredded (about 4 carrots))
• • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• • 4 tablespoons peanut oil ((or vegetable oil, separated, and more to fry the dumplings))
• • 3 tablespoons soy sauce (separated)
• • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
• • 1 teaspoon curry powder
• • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• • 1/2 cup spring onions (finely chopped)
• • 50 dumpling wrappers

Preparation Steps