Vegetable Dumplings with Steamed Peas and fresh Carrots

Vegetable Dumplings with Steamed Peas and fresh Carrots

Thai Goyza Vegetable Dumplings (Trader Joes)

Soy Dipping Sauce

Carrot Sticks (fresh)

Green peas

It is not often that we make ready-to-eat food, but when we do, it most often comes from Trader Joe's. This is one of those dinners.  This is our go to, quick, got home late, no food production meal. Bee is not a huge fan of the dumplings (only has one) but fills up on the carrot sticks and peas (preferring hers frozen). We have a bamboo steamer and use our steamer pot to create a three layer steamer to get the cooking done in one pot at the same time. We put the peas on the bottom and then two layers of dumplings in the bamboo steamer above. Cooking them this way seems to take about 20 minutes. Then we take some carrots and slice them into spears. Since we are not frying the dumplings the carrots add a little satisfying crunch.  Our recipe makes about heaping 2/3 cup and is plenty for left over (we use it to marinate tofu) if you want just enough, for the one dipping meal, try half the recipe. It can last in the refrigerator for two weeks. 

Soy Dipping Sauce
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup green onions  or chives, sliced
1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/2 tsp chili oil 

Combine all into a bowl with a lid and then cover and shake before serving.