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French Onion Soup Dumplings

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Inspired by the outrageously good dish at East Village eatery Stanton Social Club, these French Onion Soup Dumplings are the best expression of East-meets-West I’ve ever eaten!

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil Plus Extra For Drizzling On The Brioche Cubes
  • 2 pounds Sweet Onions, Thinly Sliced
  • 1 dash Salt And Sugar, For The Onions
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme, Chopped
  • 1 cup Beef Stock
  • 3 Tablespoons Dry White Wine
  • 1 teaspoon Cognac, Brandy, Or Sherry
  • 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 24 whole Wonton Skins
  • ½ cups Cold Water
  • 2 cups Brioche Or Challah Bread, Cubed
  • 2 cups Shredded Gruyere Cheese

Preparation

Note: Don’t skimp on the chill time here. It’s crucial for keeping all those good flavors inside. If you’ve never made dumplings before, I might suggest trying one with a more solid filling first to get the hang of the sealing and crimping. Also, if you plan to feed a crowd, I’d highly recommend making these well in advance and then keeping them warm. I suspect it would be OK to steam them early in the day and then to warm them in the oven while you melt the cheese, but I haven’t tried it. They would make a ridiculously impressive appetizer at your next cocktail party.

1. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil, 2 pounds of thinly-sliced onions, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of sugar. Cook the onions, stirring every 5 or so minutes, until the onions are soft and have obtained a deep brown color, about 40 minutes. If the onions start taking on color early on, turn down the heat—the browning should happen very gradually.
2. Then increase heat to medium high and add thyme, beef stock, wine, cognac, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. When mixture comes to a boil, lower heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until liquid is just slightly reduced and the flavors have come together. Remove from heat and chill in the fridge for at least an hour, preferably more, until the mixture is ice cold.
3. While the onions chill, prepare the dough and set up a bamboo steamer and get it ready according to manufacturer’s instructions. Divide dumpling dough, if using homemade, into about 24 portions (about a tablespoon of dough per ball) and roll thinly but evenly. If using wonton wrappers, keep the stack of wrappers covered with a damp paper towel until ready to use.
4. These steps should be executed quickly: working one at a time (and returning the soup mixture to the fridge or freezer to chill if it starts to get warm and liquidy), fill each rolled dumpling skin or wonton wrapper with about a teaspoon of filling. Wet the edge of each of the dough with the water and your finger, careful not to get the dough too wet. Immediately bring all sides together, so they meet at the top and make a little dumpling package, pinching to seal tightly. (Important! If these leak, you’re in trouble. For an idea of what this should look like, Google “soup dumplings”)
5. Place dumplings in the steamer and cook them for about 15 minutes, until dough is firm. This may take several batches. While dumplings cook, toss the brioche cubes with a little olive oil. Spread them out on a baking sheet in an even layer and cook at 350 F for about 15 minutes, or until you have a golden brown, crunchy crouton.
6. In a large baking dish or two pie plates (see note **), spread your dumplings in an evenly-spaced layer and cover with the shredded Gruyere (see note ***). Cook under the broiler, set to high, until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top each dumpling with a crouton and secure with toothpick. Let cool just slightly (but not too long–you don’t want the cheese to cool too much) and serve.

* I use a recipe for Chinese Dumpling Dough from foodnetwork.com when I have time to make homemade dough.
**Stanton Social Club prepares these in a escargot dish and, I suspect, steams them by baking them in the oven, doused with some of the soup broth, under the cheese. I certainly don’t have an escargot dish lying around, so I found this to be the best method, but you may have to improvise accordingly.
*** Gruyere: If you haven’t had it, is pretty mild, but if you don’t care for it, you can substitute thinly shaved Parmesan, Swiss, or mozzarella cheese.

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