Steamed Vegetable Soup Dumplings

What is it?

Steamed in the xiao long bao style, these frozen dumplings come in a 6-ounce package and are meant to be cooked by steaming. Inside the thin wrapper is a filling of jackfruit, carrot, cabbage, spinach, and ginger, plus a savory broth that’s set with agar-agar instead of gelatin. Compared with other Trader Joe’s dumplings, these lean on plant-based ingredients for both texture and the soup-like center. Jackfruit adds some body to the filling, while the vegetables and ginger handle the flavor. Once heated, the wrapper turns soft and the broth inside loosens back into liquid.