Keefer Court Sticky Rice Dumplings
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Course : Dumplings
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 20
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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          ---           ------------------------DOUGH-------------
   3       c            Glutinous Rice Flour
     1/2   c            Sugar
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     1/2   ts           Salt
     1/4   ts           Black pepper
     1/2   ts           Monosodium glutamate
                        (opt.)
     1/4   ts           Sugar
   1       t            Cornstarch
     1/2   c            Water
   4       oz           Dry shrimp
   8       c            Oil for frying
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   1       c            Water
                        ----------------------------------FILLING- --  
   4       oz           Pork loin
   1       t            Rice wine
     1/2   tb           Cornstarch
     1/4   ts           Salt
   4       ts           Oil
   1       t            Small chopped bamboo shoot
   1       t            Chopped green onion
     1/2   ts           Soy sauce
   1       t            Sesame oil
 

Preparation:

For dough: Mix the rice flour, sugar, and water. Knead into a smooth dough. Roll into a long roll and cut into 20 pieces. For filling: Dice pork, mix with the rice win, cornstarch, and salt. Heat pan and oil, stir-fry pork mixture until color changes, remove and drain. Reheat oil and stir-fry the chopped bamboo shoot and green onion until fragrant. Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper, MSG, sugar, cornstarch, and water; add to bamboo shoots and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring, then add the pork mixture and the dry shrimp; stir together, then remove from heat; let cool. Taking one of the dough pieces, flatten with the palm on a hard surface. Using tips of fingers, press into a 2-inch flat circle; use a little oil on your fingers if dough is very sticky. Place a portion (1/20th) of filling into the center of the dough circle, fold in half and pinch edges to seal. Repeat, forming 20 meat-filled crescents. Heat oil for frying in a large wok or kettle until 350 to 375 degrees. Deep-fry half the dumplings until they rise to the surface and are golden brown and expanded, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove, drain, and repeat procedure for remaining dumplings. Makes 20.