Sweet And Savory Dumpling

• Filling
• 1/3 cup ground pork
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon chinese cooking wine
• 1/2 tablespoon green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons water chest nuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons *pork stock gelatine (optional)
• Dumpling Skin
• 1 cup glutinous rice flour
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• rice flour, or tapioca flour for dusting

1. Mix together all the ingredients for the filling; set aside.
2. Combine glutinous rice flour and baking soda. Warm water and sugar over stove until dissolved; add glutinous rice flour and swiftly mix with a wooden spoon until clump away from the sides, forming a clump. (If too wet, add 1 tbsp more of glutinous rice flour)
3. Let the dough sit for 1~2 min, or until warm enough to handle by hand; knead the dough until well combined. Roll the dough into a long strip, divide it evenly into 12 sections.
4. Press the dough flat into the palm of hand, then using forefinger and thumb rotating and pressing evenly around the dough, extending it into a 3 inch diameter dumpling skin. Put around 1tsp of filling into the middle and gently seal the skin into a dumpling. Set aside in a plate, well-dusted with tapioca/rice flour. *can freeze up to 1 month
5. Heat oil in pot until 350 degrees; drop 3 dumplings at a time, fry each side about 3 minutes, or until golden and puffy. Drain in paper towel.
6. Enjoy with red rice vinegar dip.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/10923-sweet-and-savory-dumpling (may not work)