Dumpling pizza (Dumplizza)

/ Bao Bae Recipes / By
Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

if dumpling was on a pizza

The inspiration behind this pizza is combining my favourite childhood chilli oil dumplings with pizza! 

 

It took me a while to figure out how to incorporate dumpling into a pizza..but I think I finally figured it out.

 

On the base of this pizza is actually Chinese scallion pancake dough. It’s easier to make than pizza dough, and ties into the Asian fusion theme. 

 

If you love fusion pizza flavours, this one’s for you!

the pizza base (scallion pancake)

Honestly, I’m too scared to make actual pizza dough. Because there’s hydration rules, proofing and oven baking techniques that need to be done right to taste good.

So I resorted to one of my favourite Chinese foods, Chinese scallion pancake. You can use my scallion pancake recipe. 

The base of this pizza is made of my simple scallion pancake dough. Quite funnily this also is the same dough for my dumplings. I guess it’s very fitting for the theme?

my dumpling pizza

dumpling crust!

I added 4 whole dumplings onto the pizza crust to make…dumpling crust!

 

 

Then I folded in the edges of the scallion pancake dough to create this four leaf clover shape.

the pizza toppings

You can go to town with the pizza toppings depending on what you like.

 

I kept this dumpling themed, so I actually added in my dumpling mince as a topping.

 

Then I added mozzarella cheese, spring onions, sesame seeds and chilli oil!

 

The sauce base is a mix of ketchup and hoisin and soy sauce.

the packaging design

For the packaging, I used a kraft pizza box and drew some dumpling doodles on it.

 

I then used red checkered food paper to line the box.

 

What do you think?

Anna

Dumpling Pizza (Dumplizza)

A fusion of chilli oil dumplings on a scallion pancake base pizza!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 1 pizza
Course: Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Pizza base
  • 1 large scallion pancake see scallion pancake recipe
Pizza sauce
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
Meat topping
  • 100 g pork mince
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
Pizza toppings
  • 4 dumplings
  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 3 tbsp parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 tbsp chilli oil
  • Handful of scallions finely chopped
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • Drizzle of Kewpie mayonnaise

Method
 

Cook the meat topping
  1. In a pan on medium heat, add cooking oil. Add pork mince and cook for 2 mins.
  2. Add the soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar, white pepper and minced ginger
  3. Keep cooking until almost cooked through. Set aside.
Partially cook the dumplings
  1. In a pan on medium heat, add cooking oil.
  2. Add the dumplings and let it sear for 2 minutes.
  3. Add 1 cup of cold water, put on the lid, and let the dumplings steam for 3 minutes.
  4. Set the partially cooked dumplings aside.
Mix the pizza sauce
  1. Combine the ketchup, soy sauce hoisin sauce. Mix well and set aside.
Assemble the pizza
  1. Lay the scallion pancake on your counter
  2. Add pizza sauce and spread evenly
  3. Add the mozzarella cheese
  4. Place the dumplings around the edge of the pizza and fold the edges of the pizza dough around the dumplings
  5. Add the cooked minced meat, followed by more mozzarella cheese
  6. Air fry on 180C for 12-15mins (or until fully cooked through)
  7. Garnish the pizza with chilli oil, parmesan cheese, drizzle of mayonnaise, scallions and sesame seeds.

Video

Notes

For the scallion pancake, use my scallion pancake recipe! 

Related Posts