How to Make Jamaican Boiled Dumplings (2024)

JERK TAVERNMarch 3, 2023

Jamaican Boiled Dumpling is an amazing side dish you can pair with anything. With only 3 ingredients you most likely have them in your pantry. With only flour, cornmeal, and water that is kneaded into a dough, torn off into small pieces, rolled into a ball, and boiled in water for about 15-20 minutes. Pair it with any dish and you’ll have the perfect meal.

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What is a Jamaican dumpling made of?

No Jamaican meal is complete without dumplings or rice. But these dumplings are made with simple ingredients:flour, cornmeal, and waterare boiled or fried to golden perfection. The perfect addition to your meals like mackerel, curry chicken, stew chicken, soup, stew peas, oxtail ackee, and salt fish, the list goes on and on.

Jamaican Boiled Dumpling Ingredients

• Flour– This is our key ingredient and the body of our dumplings. As we all know, flour is somewhat flavorless, so we’ll add a little bit of salt for flavor.
• Cornmeal– This one is optional, but adding cornmeal will give your Jamaican dumplings a richer flavor.
• Water– Used to bring ingredients together.

How To Make Jamaican Boiled Dumplings

• In a large pot of water with salt and oil place it over high heat to bring it to a boil.
• Knead all the ingredients together adding water a little at a time to make a soft dough (not sticky, add more flour and a tablespoon at a time if the dough is sticky).
• Pinch or cut off pieces of the dough and form a ball then flatten it into a disc liked shape.
• Drop dough into the water then stir to ensure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Continue this step until you’ve used up all the dough.
• Boil until done, dumplings will float when they are cooked through.
• Pair with the meat of choice and Enjoy!

Jamaican Boiled Dumpling FAQs

How do you tell when boiled dumplings are done?

Boiled Dumplings are done cooking when they start to float on top. The dumplings are done, when they are floating on top of the water.

How long does it take to boil dumplings?

Once the water in the pot starts to boil, add the round or spinner-shaped flour dough to the pot.

Let them cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Are dumplings better steamed or boiled?

Steaming will produce silky, tender dumplings with skin that is slightly firmer than that of boiled dumplings, but still stretchy. If you are making your dumpling wrappers, use the hot water dough for this method, as this will give you a softer morsel.

Do I boil water before adding dumplings?

Depending on the number of dumplings you’re cooking,bring a medium to a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in the dumplings, and stir immediately so they don’t stick to the bottom of the pot.

How to store Jamaican Boiled Dumplings?

After removing the boiled dumplings with some of the liquid and placing them in a container, allow them to cool.

Cover with a lid and store it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To freeze, add the boiled dumplings and liquid (make sure they are cooled) into a freezer-friendly container with a lid and freeze for 1 to 2 months.

How to reheat boiled dumplings?

To reheat, place the dumplings and liquid into a pot (make sure the liquid is covering the dumplings). Allow the liquid to come to a boil.

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