"Clear counter or table space for everyone to cook together, and be sure to get enough ingredients for each person to eat at least a dozen dumplings. Then, set up your assembly line in a circle: Place a bowl of filling in the middle of every three to five cooks, along with wrappers and a floured sheet tray or plate. (Cooks can chat more easily if they face one another when wrapping dumplings.)"
"Next, have steamers or a pot of boiling water or nonstick skillets ready for cooking the dumplings. Cooks should have serving platters next to the stove to fill with the hot morsels. Keeping steamers at the ready to cook the dumplings can make prep all the more streamlined. Finally, set up a sauce bar with condiments that pair well with the dumplings, such as soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and chile crisp."
Invite guests to participate in making dumplings and set expectations that they will get hands-on and eat when dumplings are ready. Clear counter or table space and provide enough ingredients for at least a dozen dumplings per person. Arrange an assembly line in a circle with a bowl of filling for every three to five cooks, wrappers, and a floured sheet tray or plate. Have steamers, a pot of boiling water, or nonstick skillets and serving platters next to the stove. Keep steamers ready for streamlined prep and set up a sauce bar with soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and chile crisp. Assign someone to prep recipe-specific sauces and recruit a volunteer for dishwashing.
Read at cooking.nytimes.com
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