Pork Dumplings

• 8 dried mushrooms Chinese
• water chestnuts cup peeled and minced fresh, 375ml
• 1 cup pork butt ground, 250ml
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro finely, 30ml
• 1 cup scallions minced, 250ml
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine Rice, 15ml
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce 15ml
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 15ml
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter 15ml
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar 10ml
• 1 teaspoon salt 1.25ml
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper 1.25ml
• 1 cup cornstarch 125ml
• 2 large egg whites beaten
• 1 cup won ton skins fresh round, 250ml
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil 30ml
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock 30ml
• ginger teaspoon freshly grated, 1.25ml
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar

1. Soak the mushrooms in 1/2 cup cold water for 30 minutes until softened. Remove, and then squeeze dry. Cut and discard stems and mince the caps.
2. Combine the ground pork, mushrooms, minced water chestnuts, cilantro, and scallions in to a large bowl. Add rice wine, sesame oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, peanut butter, sugar, salt & pepper, and stir. Introduce cornstarch and incorporate all of the flavour using your hands. Let mixture set in fridge for at least 4 hours.
3. After 4 hours, remove your dumpling mixture. Add beaten egg whites and mix in with hands again.
4. Place won ton skins on work surface and lightly cover with a damp towel, this will prevent them from drying out.
5. Make a circle with your thumb and index finger on your left hand and place a wonton wrapper over the circle. With a spoon scoop a couple of teaspoons of the mix in to the wrapper letting it sag through your finger circle. Gently squeeze the top together and pleat the excess skin - pressing down the filling. Repeat until you have used all of your dumpling mix.
6. Place two cabbage leaves on the base of bamboo steamer. Lay the dumplings on top 1/2 inch apart. Place the steamer over boiling water for 5-7minutes. Carefully remove dumplings and continue with residual dumplings, replenishing the water below your steamer as necessary.

mushrooms chinese, water chestnuts, pork butt ground, cilantro, scallions, cooking wine rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce, peanut butter, sesame oil, sugar, salt, ground white pepper, cornstarch, egg whites, fresh round, chicken, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sugar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pork-Dumplings-1671901 (may not work)