How to cook dumplings in a slow cooker

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook dumplings in a slow cooker? No more difficult than in an ordinary saucepan and faster in time. The set of ingredients is standard: water, dumplings, salt, pepper and bay leaves, but you can supplement them with your own spices to taste. Some people add whole peeled garlic cloves or a small peeled onion to the broth for flavor. You can add a mixture of special spices for dumplings.

2. STEP 2

   

   There is no need to defrost the dumplings first. Choose any semi-finished products: with beef, pork, chicken or a mixture of several types of meat. I have beef and pork.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour salt and pepper into the multicooker bowl, add bay leaves. The exact amount of spices depends on your personal preferences, but I do not recommend pouring a lot of salt at once. It’s better to first add about one level teaspoon of salt, and then before adding the dumplings, taste the broth and add more salt if necessary.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour warm water into the spices. It is not necessary to pour in warm water; you can also add it at room temperature, but in this case the time before boiling will increase.

5. STEP 5

   

   Close the multicooker lid and set the program to Cooking mode (I have Cooking/Beans

6. STEP 6

   

   If you previously increased the boiling temperature, reduce it to the default one. Carefully, so as not to get burned by the boiling splashes, place the frozen dumplings into the water.

7. STEP 7

   

   Close the lid and cook the dumplings for another 5-6 minutes. My multicooker does not have the ability to set the time by minutes, so I set it for 10 minutes, and after 4 minutes I turned off the appliance. The exact cooking time depends on the model of your multicooker. Focus primarily on your technique and the readiness of the dumplings.

8. STEP 8

   

   During the first couple of minutes, it is advisable to stir the dumplings periodically so that they do not stick to the bottom of the bowl or stick to each other. If the water foams a lot, you can reduce the heat. I just opened the lid a couple of times so that the foam subsided. It’s easy to determine the readiness of the dumplings: they float to the surface, the dough is soft, and the meat inside has a characteristic brownish color.

9. STEP 9

   

   Use a slotted spoon to transfer the finished dumplings to a plate. If desired, season with butter, sprinkle with ground black pepper and serve with sour cream. If you wish, you can serve the dumplings with the broth in which they were cooked. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

11.11.2023

4.7

I’ve never thought about how to cook dumplings in a slow cooker or that they can even be cooked in a slow cooker. I cooked freshly made dumplings. There is no "Cooking" mode on my multicooker. Similar ones include “Steaming” and “Soup”. I chose "Soup". In ten minutes the water became very hot, but did not boil. Dumplings will not be cooked in just hot water, I had to choose a different mode. I thought that on the "Saute" setting the temperature should be high enough to boil the water. And so it turned out. After just two minutes on the “Fry” mode, the water began to boil. And after another seven minutes the dumplings were ready. Cooking dumplings in a slow cooker turned out to be very simple and quick. Thanks a lot!

tatyanochka2022

11.11.2023

4.6

I decided to make dumplings for lunch and used the recipe for how to cook dumplings in a slow cooker. It only took me about 15 minutes to cook. Having poured water into the multicooker bowl, added salt, bay leaf, chopped basil and set the “Broth” mode (there was no “Cooking” mode in my multicooker). After 10 minutes, I put the prepared dumplings and frozen dill into boiling water, waited for the water to boil again, closed the multicooker with a lid and left to cook for 5 minutes. I didn’t change the cooking mode. During this time, the dumplings were ready and they came out wonderful - soft, juicy, aromatic! Dishes cooked in a slow cooker always turn out delicious, and today’s dumplings were no exception. Thank you very much for the recipe!