Description
Delicious vegan baked dumplings simmered in a rich and fragrant red curry coconut sauce, featuring a medley of vegetables like kale, mushrooms, and red peppers. This easy, 25-minute recipe is perfect for a comforting plant-based meal served on its own or over rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Red Curry Sauce
- 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste
- 3 tablespoons Soyaki sauce
- 3 cloves minced garlic
Vegetables
- 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups kale, chopped small
Dumplings
- 1 (16-oz) package vegetable dumplings (frozen)
Optional Garnish
- 1 tablespoon cilantro
- 1 tablespoon green onions
- 1 tablespoon crunchy chili onion oil
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (204°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the dumplings.
- Prepare Sauce Base: Pour the entire can of coconut milk into the bottom of a baking dish. Add 1/4 cup of hot water to the empty can to extract any remaining coconut milk, then pour this into the dish as well.
- Mix Sauce Ingredients: Add 2 tablespoons of red curry paste, 3 tablespoons of Soyaki sauce, and 3 cloves of minced garlic to the coconut milk mixture. Whisk everything together until it is well combined and forms a flavorful curry sauce.
- Add Vegetables: Incorporate your chosen vegetables—half a cup of diced red pepper, half a cup of sliced mushrooms, and 2 cups of chopped kale—into the curry sauce in the baking dish.
- Arrange Dumplings: Place the frozen vegetable dumplings evenly on top of the sauce and vegetables. Spoon some of the curry sauce over the dumplings to ensure they absorb flavor while baking.
- Bake Covered: Cover the baking dish tightly with foil to retain moisture and bake in the oven at 400°F (204°C) for 20 minutes, until the dumplings are cooked through and tender.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from the oven and garnish with crunchy chili onion oil, fresh cilantro, and/or green onions if desired. Serve hot in a bowl alone or over rice or rice noodles for a more filling meal.
Notes
- Using frozen dumplings allows for a quick and convenient meal preparation.
- Feel free to swap vegetables according to your preference or seasonality.
- Adjust the amount of red curry paste to control the spice level.
- The Soyaki sauce adds a blend of soy and teriyaki flavors; you can substitute with soy sauce or tamari if preferred.
- Covering the dish with foil is essential to keep the dumplings moist while baking.
