Pork Dumplings

Appetizers
Chinese
Game Night
Pork
Summer Picnic
PREP TIME:
30 minutes

SERVES:

4

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

45 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 lb boneless pork
  • 2 oz rice bean threads
  • Dumpling wrappers (Gyoza)
  • 1 tbsp mushroom seasoning
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1/2 lb raw shrimp, deshelved and deveined
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup chopped scallion
  • 1/8 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tbsp diced ginger
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 large sweet onion

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Soak rice bean threads in cold water, submerged for 1 hour.
  2. 2.
    Chop scallion, dice ginger, cut sweet onion.
  3. 3.
    Clean and cut excess fat from pork. Cut pork into small pieces (1/4” each). Grind meat in a food processor until very fine. Set aside.
  4. 4.
    Grind shrimp until fine using the food processor. Set aside.
  5. 5.
    Grind sweet onion in a food processor until fine. Set aside.
  6. 6.
    Drain rice bean threads. Squeeze bean threads to rid of excess water. Set aside.
  7. 7.
    Using a large mixing bowl, add ground pork, ground shrimp, chopped sweet onion, corn starch, onion powder, chopped scallion, black pepper, diced ginger, mushroom seasoning, minced garlic, minced parsley, 2 eggs, sesame oil, rice bean threads. Mix all ingredients together.
  8. 8.
    Using dumpling maker (4 inches/10cm), cut dumpling wrappers using the sharp end.
  9. 9.
    Add a tbsp of dumpling filling from Step 7 onto dumpling wrappers. Fold dumpling maker together and squeeze to make the dumplings. Repeat step to make the dumplings using the rest of the filling.
  10. 10.
    Steam the dumplings using a dim sum steamer for 6-8 min on high heat. Remove steamed pork dumplings and ready to serve.
  11. 11.
    For pan fried pork dumplings, bring 2 tbsp vegetable oil to hot in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the pork dumplings. Cook for approximate 1-2 min on each side or until golden brown. Remove dumplings from heat to cool for 5 minutes. Ready to serve.
Dumpling Sauce
INGREDIENTS
  • 4 oz dipping sauce (Gyoza)
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp chili hot oil pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp scallion, chopped
  • Sriracha
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Using a small bowl, add dipping sauce, sesame oil, chili hot oil pepper, rice vinegar, sugar. Stir ingredients well.
  2. 2.
    Stir in sesame oil, black pepper and scallion to mix. Add Sriracha to sauce. Ready to serve.