Yakimondu
- 1/2 pound napa (Chinese) cabbage
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 8 ounces beef chuck minced or ground
- 3/4 cups scallions, spring or green onions chopped
- 1 each garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, tamari
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds toasted, slightly crushed
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 40 each wonton wrappers
- Sprinkle the cabbage leaves with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let stand about 15 minutes until they wilt.
- Squeeze out any moisture, then rinse and dry the leaves.
- Chop the cabbage.
- In a bowl combine the cabbage, beef, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt and mix thoroughly.
- To make each dumpling, place 1 1/2 teaspoonful filling in the center of a wrapper using two spoons.
- Fold the wonton wrapper in half to form a semi-circle (if using round wrappers) or a triangle (if using square wrappers).
- Seal the edges by moistening them with a little water and pinching them.
- You may freeze the dumplings at this point on a cookie sheet or continue to use them by frying, steaming or in a soup.
- To Fry: Heat oil in a wok or frying pan to 360 degrees.
- Fry about 10 at a time for 3 minutes or until golden.
- To Steam: Arrange on lightly oiled plate, but do not let them touch each other.
- Pour about 2 inches of boiling water into a wok, set the plates in the steamer and set the steamer in the wok.
- Cover the steamer and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
- Skillet Method: In a 12 inch skillet heat 2 tablespoons of oil until hot.
- Fill the skillet with mandu, making sure that they do not touch.
- Cook until the bottoms brown; about 1 minute.
- Add 13 cup water or beef broth to the skillet and cover and cood for about 10 minutes.
- Serve Yakimandu with Dipping sauce.
cabbage, salt, beef chuck, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame seeds, sesame oil, black pepper, wonton wrappers
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/yakimondu-1132 (may not work)