Double Spinach Dumplings
- 3 tablespoons vegetable stock
- 12 teaspoon potato starch
- 12 teaspoon soy sauce
- 12 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 dried shiitake mushrooms, caps reconstituted and chopped
- 3 tablespoons diced water chestnuts
- 14 cup cooked spinach or 14 cup thawed frozen spinach, water pressed out
- 3 tablespoons minced carrots
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 4 teaspoons corn oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- Note: The zaar computer does not like this ingredient.
- Include this in recipe.
- 1/4 cup white snow fungus, soaked, chopped.
- Whisk the stock, potato starch, soy sauce, sugar, and salt together then set aside.
- In wok or skillet with oil over med high heat stir fry the fungus, mushrooms, water chestnuts, spinach, carrots and garlic for 3 minutes.
- Add shao shing, if using, and stock mixture.
- Stir until mixed and thickened.
- Stir in scallion and cilantro.
- Set filling aside to cool.
- Fill, roll, and steam dumplings.
- Quarter the dough and roll each quarter into fat cylinder.
- Cut each into 8 pieces about 1 heaping tbsp each Roll pieces into smooth balls.
- Lighltly oil a rolling pin and wok surface.
- Roll and press a ball to form a 4 inch circle.
- Bring edges up over filliing and pinch together.
- Pleat one side as you pinch to form a fat crescent.
- Repeat with rest.
- TO steam:.
- Lighly spray a bamboo steamer.
- Pour water into wok about 1 inch below where the steamer will sit.
- Bring to boil keep hot water handy to replenish if needed.
- Place in steamer close but not touching.
- Cover with towel, fold a small square so it won't touch the dumplings, flame or heating element.
- Place lid over towel and steam for 4 minutes.
- You want them to be translucent.
vegetable stock, potato starch, soy sauce, sugar, salt, shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, frozen spinach, carrots, garlic, corn oil, scallions, cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-spinach-dumplings-198497 (may not work)