Festive holiday dessert of sweet red beans in a dumpling wrapper which is fried and dusted with powdered sugar. The dumplings are shaped into pretty little stars.
Ingredients
½ 14-ounce package of ready made “Tsubuan” sweet red beans
30 fresh gyoza wrappers
½ cup water, for sealing wrappers
Canola oil, for frying
1 tablespoon powdered sugar, for garnish
Instructions
Set-up a workstation with a clean cutting board, a small bowl with water, a teaspoon sized measuring spoon and a platter for resting wrapped sweet red bean dumplings. Place about half of the ready-made sweet red beans in a bowl. Store the remaining half of the sweet beans in a resealable storage bag and freeze for later use.
Lay 5 to 10 circular gyoza wrappers on the cutting board. Working assembly line style, place a heaping teaspoon of sweet red beans (tsubuan) in the center of each of the gyoza wrappers.
Working with one wrapper at at time, dip your finger in the water and moisten the entire rim of the wrapper. Next, to create a star shape, make small folds along the edge, pinching the sides together to make six folds. For an easier shape, pinch sides to make four folds. Either will look beautiful. Repeat, until all the dumplings are made.
Heat canola oil in a small spot over medium-high heat to about 350 degrees fahrenheit, or, simply test a small piece of gyoza wrapper by dropping it in the hot oil. If the wrapper quickly bubbles and floats to the top, the oil is ready.
Set-up a large plate lined with paper towels to drain and cool the fried dumplings.
Fry 3 to 4 dessert dumplings at a time for just 20 to 30 seconds on each side. The dumplings should be a light golden brown. Because the filling is pre-cooked, the dumpling is simply being fried to achieve crispness and color.
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2014/12/28/fried-red-bean-dumplings/