Great handmade Chinese Dumplings stuffed from ground fresh pork, diced waterchesnuts, shredded cabbage, grated fresh ginger, soy sauce, a hint of teriyaki, minced scallions and lightly dusted with cornstarch.
I used a handy dumpling maker to stuff and shape the dumplings. You can find one here by copying and pasting this address:
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/27477-Stainless-Steel-Ravioli-Pierogi-Dumpling-Maker-Large.aspx?sourcecode=CW4GG4036&;gclid=COKUoOvV57ECFcfb4Aod5zkA3w
Tonight, I'll steam them single layered in my bamboo steamer or in a double boiler sprayed with non stick vegetable spray.
Here is a rough recipe for the dumpling stuffing
8 oz ground pork
3 scallion whites, minced
1/2 garlic clove. minced
8 water chesnuts, small dice
1 cup finely shredded Napa or bok choy
1 tsp grated ginger 2 T soy sauce
2 T teriyaki sauce (optional)
Mix the ingredients together and refrigerate for a few hours Moisten round wonton wrappers with water, place a small spoonful of the mix in the center and fold over- refrigerate. Use cornstarch to keep the dumplings from sticking to one another (sprinkle some under the dumplings. I love the gadget that I used to shape the dumplings. See the link above.
Brian
