Auntie Dai's Siu Mai Pork 480g is also at half price $6 @ Countdown
Quite a common dish at Yum Char. perhaps alternative to meat balls.
less often at half price compared to the dumplings.
Also, don't forget $10 off $00 spend
Auntie Dai's Siu Mai Pork 480g $6 @ Countdown
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I haven't tried with this brand but I did try once with another brand and they turned out really dry and the skin was really hard. I wouldn't try again.
Boiling first might work but that's too much effort for me. I'd prefer to pan fry them.
yeh in airfryer google said u need to spray the dumplings with butter or oil first to stop them going dry
I've air fried dumplings (not this brand thou) a few times, but I put them in container with water and microwave them for a couple minutes first.
I would normally just pan fry them..ok thanx will try that
I did this earlier this week, and it came out very dry, and I wouldn't recommend it.
The suggestion with water and in the microwave, pre-air fryer, may produce better results! (I'm scared to give it a go, lol)
The ones in this post, Siu Mai are usually best steamed, they should be okayish just microwaved with a little bit of water when covered though.
The Auntie Dai dumplings, technically aren't dumplings but potstickers also known as jiaozi(in Chinese) or gyoza(in Japanese); are usually cooked by pan frying, then steamed, and then pan fried again.
For clarity, by most common English definitions of the word dumplings they are dumplings since it's a very wide term. Potsticker, while it originates from a Mandarin term isn't very common in in English outside North America AFAIK. When specificity is needed, it's probably better to call them jiaozi as I suspect Kiwis are more likely to recognise this than the term 'potsticker'. That said, just calling them Chinese dumplings is probably sufficient. While other stuff like wonton, xiaolongbao and even siumai may technically be dumplings, Chinese dumplings almost universally refers to jiaozi in Kiwi English.
The $10 of $100 doesn't apply to item that are already on special, or so they told me.
Very misleading from Countdown.
It does - not sure what they’re on about.
I can’t test this particular item as I have already used my $10 off $100, but I always use these codes with specials.
As long as your cart shows at least $100 you can apply the code for a further $10 off.Update: Just tested with the $10 off $150 code as I haven't bothered using that.
Putting 25 packs in the trolley comes to $150, less the coupon takes it down to $140.
I'm sure the $10 off $100 code will work the same.Perhaps the OP is confused because your total after any item specials needs to be $100 like with basically all coupons. (I.E. you need to buy buy 17 not 9.)
The best way is to steamed this siu mai's and dip with sauce or eat as it is.
For the dumplings (gyoza), the easiest way is use a pan or skillet, pour a layer of water just nice to cover half of the dumplings, cover it with it lid and let it boil until dry. This will cook the dumplings (steaming) and create a crust at the bottom. You may add a little oil when water evaporates to have it crispier.
This is how I do it too. If I'm feeling fancy I'll do the crispy 'wings' thing by adding a flour and water slurry.
I just steam them in rice cooker or instant pot. They are yum but sold out at my local
At least in Auckland the siu mai have been half price each time for the past 3 times these dumplings were half price at Countdown this year, so I'm not sure it's correct they're less often at half price.
It's true they weren't at half price before the first time this year (I think) but did Countdown actually sell them before then? AFAIK, they first appeared at Countdown Lincoln Road around September last year. So I suspect they either weren't sold or weren't sold in many stores and that is probably why they were previously excluded.
(Note it may not have been clearly mention in the Cheapies post but I mentioned it in the comments in January and someone else in the April deal and I bought them in both from multiple West Auckland Countdowns so they were definitely at half price.)
Can confirm this
Definitely not the last time at the time of last time dumpings went half price. otherwise I would have bought them. Sui mai was discounted but not as at half price and were in stock. Not temping enough to try. Do note they are different from the bbq buns which are discounted at half price a few times.
Is it just me that don't like this siu mai? We tried it once and struggled to finish the rest
dumplings can be put right in airfryer from frozen right? it says yes wen i google it, but others on other thread said to boil them first