Gluten Free Potato Dumplings Filled with Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients
Potato Dumplings Dough
- 120 g russet potatoes , fully cooked. 120g was a little less than ½ cup mashed
- 70 g mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour , about ½ cup
- 7 g tapioca, potato or arrowroot starch , 1 Tbsp
- 2 g salt , or ¼ tsp
- 75 g hot water , 5 Tbsp
Filling Ingredients
- 12 small fresh mozzarella cheese balls , also called mozzarella pearls.
Instructions
Make the Dough
- Peel cooked potatoes while still warm and mash with a fork until no chunks remain.
- In a large bowl, knead the potato, mochiko flour, tapioca flour and salt until the mashed potato is well incorporated with the dry ingredients.
- Add the water and knead all the dough ingredients together until smooth and pliable, and no longer sticky. TIP: more water may need to be added depending on the brand of glutinous rice flour you use. The goal is to get a soft and pliable dough that is easy to work with and doesn't crack when shaping. On the other hand, if the dough is too sticky, you can always add more glutinous rice flour to adjust the consistency.
Assemble
- Take a small portion of the dough and flatten it in the palm of your hand.
- Place one mozzarella pearl in the center of the dough and gently fold the edges of the dough over the filling, rolling it into a smooth ball.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
Cook the potato dumplings
- Boil a quart or two of water in a large pot. Also, get a ice bath ready (such as a bowl of ice water)
- Carefully drop the prepared potato dumplings into the boiling water. If using a smaller pot, work in batches.
- Once the potato dumplings are done cooking they'll float towards the top (takes about 5 minutes). Once done, use a sieve or tea strainer to pull them out of the water
- Let the dumplings cool fully in the ice water.
- Remove from the ice water and transfer to a broth of choice.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 0.1mgZinc: 0.1mg***Net Carbs: 7g
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