Domplines [Video+Recipe] Dominican-Style Dumplings

Dominican domplines (dumplings) are a pasta-like boiled dough cooked in tomato sauce or cheese-based sauces. Very easy and fun to make.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican

Keyword dominican domplines, domplines ahogados en queso, domplines in english, dumplings with cheese, how to make domplines

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 440kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

1½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoon salted butter room-temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour (plus ¼ cup to use as needed)

To boil the domplines

1 tablespoon salt

For the cheddar sauce

1 cup sharp cheddar cut into cubes
½ red bell pepper diced
1½ cup milk (whole or skim)
1 teaspoon salt or more, to taste
½ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) or more, to taste

To garnish

1 tablespoon minced parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. Mixin dough

In a large bowl, dissolve the salt in 6 tablespoons of water at room temperature
Add in 1 cup of flour and butter. Mix in with a spatula, the dough may be shaggy, so add extra flour by the tablespoon as needed to be able to knead it
Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.

2. How to make domplines

There are several traditional shapes for dumplings.
To make the finger-like domplines, cut small pieces of the dough and roll them (about 3" [7.5 cm] in length and ½" [1.3 cm] in diameter). Set them aside.
To make the flattened domplines make them into balls and flatten them.
Size and shape are a matter of choice.

3. How to boil domplines

Heat 1½ qt [1.5 liter] of water with the salt over medium-high heat. Once it breaks the boil. lower the dumplings carefully into the water one by one so they don't stick.
Once they start to float, cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent them from sticking (taste for doneness by splitting one and checking there's no raw flour in the middle).
Remove from the water with a slotted spoon. Serve per suggestions above the recipe, or with the sauce below.

4. How to make the cheese sauce

Blend all the ingredients (cheese, bell pepper, milk, salt, pepper) in the food processor or blender.
Heat over medium-low heat in a saucepan, stirring until all the cheese has melted. Add the domplines and stir. If the sauce is a bit too thick, add some of the water the domplines boiled in. If it is too thin, just reduce to your desired consistency (it'll thicken when you remove it from the heat).
Remove from the heat, and sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Video

Notes

Just so you know, while the portions might seem small, this is because I measure it as a side dish. If you want to have it as the main dish, you should double the size.

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