Yes, homemade dumplings can be a part of your regular meal rotation. Guest chef Jing Gao, founder of —the company behind the crowd favorite and other products made in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China—teaches this pre-recorded Zoom class that makes dumplings both easy and fun. Alongside Jing, you’ll learn how to whip up a big batch of pork and scallion dumplings using Chinese pantry fundamentals, like shaoxing wine, soy sauce, fish sauce and sesame oil. Then, you’ll learn several folding techniques, from simple to more elaborate, how to cook your dumplings in two different ways—pan-fried and boiled—and several different dipping sauces to choose from. You’ll also hear from Jing about the process of founding Fly by Jing and the meteoric rise of the company, along with her favorite ways to use their Sichuan Chili Crisp and other sauces.

What's Included: You will receive a .zip file that includes the cooking school video as well as PDFs of the recipe instructions.

How to Download: After you purchase your Milk Street Cooking School Video, you will receive an email from the Milk Street Store with the subject line "Your Cooking School Video is Ready for Download." Within this email there is a link that will direct you to a download page, click download now to download the .zip folder. To unzip the folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Please note: your video download file will have an approximate size of 500 MB.

Jing Gao, the founder and CEO of Fly By Jing, is a chef, entrepreneur and expert on Chinese cuisine on a mission to bring uncensored Chinese flavors to the table. She founded an award-winning modern-Chinese fast casual restaurant in Shanghai, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Fast Company, Fortune and more. In 2019, she founded Fly By Jing, inspired by the amazing flavors of her hometown Chengdu and its famous fly restaurants—soulful hole-in-the-wall eateries so good they attract diners like flies.