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This amazing Chinese dumpling sauce is so easy. It takes less than a minute to make and only three ingredients.

The asian sauce is perfect for dipping eggrolls, dumplings, pancakes or any of your favorite chinese favorites. Plus it only takes a few minutes and three simple ingredients.

A white bowl with the chinese dumpling sauce in it.

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Chinese Dumpling Sauce is just like the one you get in chinese restaurants. It will take your dumplings to the next level. Use with your favorite recipe for dumplings or other Asian cuisine where you love soy sauce and rice vinegar.

Also, find some other great homemade sauce recipes to eat with your chinese cuisine.

If you’re looking for more sauce recipes, try these Tiger Sauce , Creamy Sriracha Sauce and Yum Yum Hibachi Sauce Recipe.

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Dumplings and the dipping sauce on a plate.

Why We Love This Dumpling Dipping Sauce Recipe

This recipe is easy, you can find most of the ingredients in most of large grocery stores or your local asian grocery store.

1 Minute: It only takes whisking the soy sauce and other ingredients together.
Easy Ingredients: Fresh ingredients are great for this recipe serve with soup dumplings or use the sauce with anything you like.
Adaptable: Can make it how you like it, to the basic dumpling sauce ingredients. Add grated ginger, toasted sesame oil chili flakes to this sauce for dumplings.

Chinese Dumpling Sauce Ingredient Notes

Soy Sauce: The rich umami flavor of the soy sauce is the basis of the dish.
Sweet chili sauce: The chili oil enhances the dipping sauce and gives a hint of sweet with the heat.
Rice vinegar: The rice vinegar gives a satisfying tang to the sauce.

See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.

Variations and Substitutions for Best Dumpling Sauce

Different Vinegar: Chinese Black vinegar is a grain-based vinegar—sometimes aged for years and sometimes infused with flavor. White wine vinegar will work as well.
Oil substitution: Sesame oil can be a great flavor impact if used sparingly.
Topping: Top this tangy sauce with some sesame seeds.

How to Make the Best Dumpling Sauce Recipe

This chinese dumpling sauce is perfect for homemade or store-bought dumplings. This is the best dumpling dipping sauce. It is so quick and easy.

These are the basic steps for making the best dipping sauce. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.

Combining the three ingredients to make the sauce.

Step 1: COMBINE

First, combine both ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 2: MICROWAVE

Then microwave the ingredient on high for 30 seconds.

Step 3: STIR

Finally, stir the Chinese Dumpling Sauce and serve with your favorite steam dumplings.

Recipe FAQs to Make Dumpling Sauce Recipe

Truly, you can use low sodium soy sauce to make this recipe healthier. Also, gluten-free soy sauce, tamari sauce or coconut aminos can be great.

Of course, you can use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar in this sauce.

Yes, of course, you can make as much or as little of this Chinese Dumpling Sauce as you like.

Answer the question with yes, no, sometimes…then provide an explanation.

Store dumpling sauce in an airtight container or sealed glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Freeze the dumpling sauce for up to 6 months in an airtight container. It is great to pull out with frozen dumplings.

Yes, gyoza sauce is made of half soy sauce and half vinegar.

A white plate with the dumplings and the chinese dumpling sauce.

Expert Tips for Making This Easy Dumpling Sauce Recipe

Soy Sauce: Replace the regular soy sauce with low sodium or light soy sauce.
Add More Heat: More red pepper flake adds more heat.
Garlic: Minced garlic can add a savory element to the sauce.
Topping: Chop green onions are a great top for this easy chinese potsticker sauce.

What to Serve with Chinese Dumpling Sauce

5 from 15 votes

Chinese Dumpling Sauce

Yield: 4 servings

Prep: 2

Cook: 1

Total: 3

This amazing Chinese dumpling sauce is so easy. It takes less than a minute to make and only three ingredients.

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Equipment

Ingredients

▢ ¼ cup Soy sauce
▢ 1 tablespoon Sweet chili sauce
▢ 1 teaspoon Rice vinegar

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Instructions

Combine both ingredients in a small, microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Stir to combine and serve.

Expert Tips

Soy Sauce: Replace the regular soy sauce with low sodium or light soy sauce.

Add More Heat: More red pepper flake adds more heat.

Garlic: Minced garlic can add a savory element to the sauce.

Topping: Chop green onions are a great top for this easy chinese potsticker sauce.

Estimated Nutritional Information

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Author: Christina Hitchcock

Course: Sauces, Seasonings, Dressings

Cuisine: Asian

This recipe is my personal adaption of an ethnic-inspired recipe. It is not intended to be an authentic recipe. I’ve recreated this recipe because I enjoy the flavors and I want to encourage my readers to expand their tastes and try new flavor combinations. The recipe, ingredients, and processes may have been adapted to make the recipe accessible to the average American. I have provided links to authentic versions of the recipe in the post above. I encourage you to visit these pages and learn more about the traditional version(s) of this recipe.