Ginger, Pork & Shrimp Dumplings
Servings: 12
Equipment
- Dumpling Press*
Ingredients
Filling
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 10 large shrimp shelled deveined and roughly chopped
- 1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp green onions minced
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 package wonton wrappers
- 1 egg
Dressing
- 1/8 cup peanut oil
- 1 Tbsp ginger julienned
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
Filling
- Put all filling ingredients listed above up to wrappers in a bowl and mix with your hands, set aside.
- Beat egg with a little water in a small bowl. Place a wonton wrapper on a flat surface or on a dumpling press. Brush wanton wrapper edges with egg wash.
- Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in middle of wrapper.
- Fold wrapper in half and crimp edges. Cut corners for professional look. Repeat until all filling is used.
Dressing
- To make dressing, heat peanut oil in a small sauce pan over medium heat until hot. Put ginger in a heat proof bowl and pour peanut oil on top. Let sit for 1 minute, add remaining ingredients and whisk. Set aside.
- Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil. Carefully add dumplings. Cook for 6 minutes, stirring once.
- Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon to a platter. Drizzle some of the dressing over the dumplings and place remaining dressing in a bowl to pass.
Notes
Makes 25-30 dumplings.
Filling can be done several hours in advance - refrigerate and cover with plastic wrap.
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