When you’re staring down the barrel of days-old leftovers, it’s almost impossible to summon up the creativity to do something, anything, besides shovel them into your mouth in front of an open fridge. There’s no shame in the fridge-shovel game, but breathing new life into the last dregs of yesterday's feast is as easy as picking up a pack of dumpling skins or wonton wrappers.
Dumplings are basically little edible presents, full of tasty meat, seafood, and vegetables, and delicious presents deserve beautiful wrapping. Though they may look elaborate, it's actually not that hard to fold a dumpling, and the above video can show you how.
Dumplings, ravioli and gnocchi are all delicious, starchy jewels of wonder that don't need a lot of futzing to make them sing. But there is one extra step I encourage you to take when preparing them, and that step is browning.
