Steamed Chinese Dumplings & Dipping Sauce
- Dough
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 6 ounces boiling water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Dumpling Filling
- 1 lb ground pork or 1 lb ground turkey
- 3 tablespoons minced scallions
- shredded cabbage (amount depends on how much you wish to use)
- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced scallion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Divide the flour into two separate bowls.
- In first bowl, add 1/4 cup of cold water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
- In second bowl, add 6 oz of boiling water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
- Place 1 tbs.of additional flour on a work surface.
- Remove the dough from the bowls and knead them together on the floured work surface for 10 minutes.
- Form the dough into a ball and then cover with a dry cloth and allow it to rest for 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 24 evenly sized pieces by cutting the dough ball into 1/8's.
- Roll the pieces into a log and cut it into three, then roll the dough into little balls using additional flour if necessary flatten the dough In the palm of your hand-- into 3 1/2 inch circles.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the ground pork or ground turkey, minced scallion, cabbage, grated ginger, dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt thoroughly.
- Using the dough circles, place 1 tbs.of meat filling in the middle.
- Fold the dough circle in half over the filling to make a half moon shape.
- Press the edges together to seal the dumpling.
- Turn the dumpling so the straight edge is facing you.
- Fold the two corners located at 9 and 3 o'clock to the center at 12 o'clock and press the dough to seal.
- Cook the dumplings in two batches in boiling water for 6 minutes.
- Remove from the water with a slotted spoon.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
- Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, minced scallions and minced garlic together and mix thoroughly.
- Place the dipping sauce into a serving dish.
- Drizzle the dipping sauce over the hot steamed dumplings before serving.
- ENJOY!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/steamed-chinese-dumplings-dipping-sauce-56286 (may not work)