Name: The viral dumpling lasagne is 10x easier in the slow cooker
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800g pork mince; 3 green onions, thinly sliced, plus extra sliced to serve; 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 40 wonton wrappers; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing); Coriander leaves, mixed sesame seeds and fried shallots, to serve; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season; Chilli drizzle; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup rice vinegar; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 2–3 teaspoons crispy chilli oil

Lazy dumpling lasagne has blown up on social media. Instead of spending time folding dumplings into shapes, viral videos have shown how easy it is to just layer filling and wonton wrappers ‘lasagne-style’ and steam them all together. What if we said that we could make it even simpler than that?

This dumpling lasagne recipe is made in the slow cooker. This means that after making your filling and placing all your layers, you can leave it to cook over low, slow heat without checking on it. It’s warming, comforting and the ideal one-pot dish for a busier weeknight.

Ingredients

800g pork mince

3 green onions, thinly sliced, plus extra sliced to serve

1 tablespoon finely grated ginger

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon hoisin sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

40 wonton wrappers

1/2 cup chicken stock

2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing)

Coriander leaves, mixed sesame seeds and fried shallots, to serve

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Chilli drizzle

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1 green onion, thinly sliced

2–3 teaspoons crispy chilli oil

Method

Step 1

Lightly oil the bowl of a 5.5-litre slow cooker. Combine pork mince, green onion, ginger, garlic, sauces and oil in a bowl. Season.

Step 2

Dip eight wrappers, one at a time, in a small bowl of water and use them to line the base of the slow cooker, overlapping if needed. Spoon a quarter of the mince mixture over the wrappers, using the back of a spoon to level it in a thin layer. Repeat layering with wrappers and mince mixture, finishing with a layer of wrappers. Break up wrappers, if needed, to fit evenly in a layer.

Step 3

Combine stock and wine in a jug. Pour half over the lasagne. Cover with a lid and cook on HIGH for 3 hours, until wrappers are tender. Drizzle with remaining stock mixture halfway through the cooking time.

Step 4

To make the chilli drizzle, combine all ingredients in a bowl.

Step 5

Spoon half the chilli mixture over the hot lasagne. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and fried shallots. Serve with remaining chilli mixture, sliced green onion and coriander.

Slow cooker lazy dumpling lasagne with chilli sauce and sesame seeds next to it to garnish — *(Credit: Photography: Tim Roberts | Styling: Michele Cranston | Recipe: Kim Coverdale)*

Senior food editor Sarah Murphy Senior food editor

Sarah Murphy is a Senior Food Editor who has worked across leading Australian food magazines since 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Advertising and Public Relations) and has contributed to magazines including delicious., The Australian Women’s Weekly Food, Super Food Ideas and Woman’s Day. Sarah has also worked across multiple cookbooks for delicious. magazine and The Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbooks. Currently, Sarah is the Senior Food Editor for Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and oversees all food content, creating and developing achievable recipes for readers that still excite and impress.

Recipe Developer Kim Coverdale Recipe Developer

Kim Coverdale is a recipe developer and food writer with more than 25 years of experience in Australian food publishing. Trained at the Australian Women's Weekly Test Kitchen — one of Australia's most trusted homes of recipe development — Kim has spent her career creating, testing, and perfecting recipes for some of the country's leading food titles. Every recipe she develops is rigorously tested to ensure it works reliably in home kitchens, not just professional ones.

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