Air Fryer Chicken Dumplings (Print-Friendly)

Crispy chicken dumplings cooked in an air fryer, served with a flavorful sesame soy dipping sauce.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dumpling Filling

01 - 10.5 oz ground chicken
02 - 2 spring onions, finely chopped
03 - 1 clove garlic, minced
04 - 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
05 - 1 tablespoon soy sauce
06 - 1 teaspoon sesame oil
07 - 1 teaspoon cornstarch
08 - 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
09 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Dumplings

10 - 24 round dumpling wrappers
11 - Water for sealing

→ Sesame Soy Dipping Sauce

12 - 2 tablespoons soy sauce
13 - 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
14 - 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
15 - 1 teaspoon honey
16 - 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
17 - 1 teaspoon finely chopped spring onion
18 - 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (optional)

# How To Make It:

01 - In a medium bowl, combine ground chicken, spring onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, white pepper, and salt. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
02 - Place a dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand. Spoon approximately 1 teaspoon of filling into the center. Moisten the edge of the wrapper with water. Fold the wrapper over the filling to form a half-moon shape, pressing the edges firmly to seal. Pleat if desired. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
03 - Preheat the air fryer to 350°F for 3 minutes.
04 - Lightly brush or spray both sides of the dumplings with oil. Arrange dumplings in a single layer in the air fryer basket, ensuring they do not touch each other.
05 - Air fry for 8 to 10 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking, until golden and cooked through.
06 - While dumplings cook, mix all dipping sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
07 - Transfer hot dumplings to a serving plate and serve with sesame soy sauce on the side.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • These cook in minutes with almost zero cleanup, which means you can make them on a Tuesday and actually enjoy your evening.
  • The filling is forgiving and tasty, so even if your pleating looks wobbly, nobody will care once they taste it.
  • Air frying means you use a fraction of the oil compared to pan-frying, yet they still get that satisfying crunch.
02 -
  • Overfilled dumplings burst or refuse to seal, so resist the temptation to cram in more filling thinking bigger is better—one teaspoon per wrapper is the sweet spot.
  • If you forget to flip them and check, you'll get one side golden and the other pale; set a timer or mark the halfway point so you remember.
  • Water on the seal edges is essential, as dry edges won't stick and your filling will escape mid-cook into a sad puddle in your air fryer basket.
03 -
  • If your wrappers dry out and start cracking, just wet them slightly with a spray bottle or damp hands and they'll bounce back within seconds.
  • Toasting your sesame seeds in a dry pan for one minute before adding to the sauce transforms the dipping sauce from good to remarkable with almost no extra effort.
  • A small spoon for filling beats eyeballing or using your fingers—consistency across dumplings means they all cook in the same amount of time.
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