There are several places in NYC to get amazing, real deal pork/leek dumplings in frozen form, usually $10 for 50. It’s great to have them around for a quick snack, side dish, or a meal in a pinch. Kei Feng Fu in Sunset Park’s Chinatown is comparable to Manhattan revered Prosperity Dumpling.  My kids rated these, slightly smaller potstickers higher than Prosperity, in an unintentional, side-by-side taste test (I was running out of one or the other).

The best dumplings might be from Lam Zhou (144 E. Broadway in Manhattan), though I’ve never purchased the frozen variety.  If you’re in Queens, try Lao Bei Fang Dumpling House in Elmhurst, though the last time I was there they seemed a little too doughy.

You really can’t lose with any of these places — but Kei Feng Fu wins Brooklyn for me, so far.

How To Prepare Your Frozen Dumplings

1. Fry dumplings in a little oil for 2 minutes
2. Add a cup of water and cover
3. Cook for 10 minutes* or until water is gone and the dumplings start to sizzle in the pan.  If water is gone too soon you might want to add more.  You don’t want the raw pork to cook for less than 10
   * 2024 note: a comment in 2018 said “My Lord, please do not cook them for 10min. Adjust to 2 tablespoons of water, it shouldn’t take more than 5min for the water to boil off. Leave in pan until you smell toastyness (like toast Browning). Source: am Chinese, have been cooking dumplings for 10+years.”

Kei Feng Fu
4801 8th Avenue
Brooklyn

Note: The place is on 48th street, not on 8th avenue.  It’s the first building around the corner.  Look for the graffiti tags that they obviously have no interest in painting over.  This is a real dive.

Train: D to Ft. Hamilton