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Kaesong Pyonsu

Name: Kaesong Pyonsu
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: North Korea
Ingredients: 24 sheets (large) Dumpling wrappers; 150g Ground Pork; 100g Ground Beef; 1/2 block Firm tofu; 1/2 bag Bean sprouts; 3 leaves Shiitake mushrooms; 2 Green Onion; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Meat and vegetable filling wrapped in square wrappers and boiled — Kaesong's famous dumplings.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pyonsu are square dumplings famous in Kaesong: a filling of pork, beef, tofu, bean sprouts, and mushrooms is wrapped in thin squares and boiled or steamed. They're sometimes floated in cold broth in summer, and in Kaesong they're also loved as a New Year dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Kaesong kitchen, square dumplings line a board, are boiled in a pot, and served in bowls.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Dumpling wrappers 24 sheets (large)
Ground Pork 150g
Ground Beef 100g
Firm tofu 1/2 block
Bean sprouts 1/2 bag
Shiitake mushrooms 3 leaves
Green Onion 2
Garlic 1 clove
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Sesame Oil 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Squeeze the tofu dry, blanch and chop the bean sprouts, and finely chop the shiitake and green onion.
Mix the ground meats, vegetables, tofu, grated garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper well.
Place filling in the center of a wrapper and bring the four corners to the center to make a square.
Boil in boiling water for 3 more minutes after they float.
Serve with a soy sauce and vinegar dipping sauce.

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