Chinese Dumplings (Pot-Stickers)

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Course : Tapas
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

---DOUGH
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
1 tablespoons lard -- chopped fine (or margarine)
1 cup boiling water
---FILLING
1 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon groud white pepper
1 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 large egg white
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoons corn starch
2 cloves garlic -- finely minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped water chestnuts
2 tablespoons finely chopped bamboo shoots
1 tablespoons garlic and red chile paste -- (or more)
1 cup finely chopped cabbage -- with moisture squeezed out
 

Preparation:

mix all the ingredients and knead thoroughly let rest on the counter under a bowl for 20 min. Filling: Preparation: 1. Break off about a teaspoon of the dough, and roll into a 3 inch circle. 2. Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the circle, and wet the edges of the circle with a little water. Seal into a half-moon shape, avoiding trapped air. 3. Heat a saute pan with 2 tbsp peanut oil, and place the dumplings upright in the pan and cook on medium /high heat until bottoms become nicely browned (3-5 min.) 4. Pour 1 cup chicken stock into the hot pan and immediately cover. Cook another 3 or 4 minutes, until most of the broth is absorbed. 5. serve immediately with a sauce made with 1/2 cup soy with a dash of ginger, scallion and a few drops of sesame oil for dipping.

 

Nutritional Information:

2534 Calories (kcal); 112g Total Fat; (41% calories from fat); 115g Protein; 246g Carbohydrate; 339mg Cholesterol; 5581mg Sodium