Pork And Cilantro Dumplings Recipe 45

PORK AND CILANTRO DUMPLINGS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Sauce: 1. In a medium size bowl, add all ingredients and whisk together. Set aside. Dumplings: 2. In a large bowl, add the ground pork, onions, ginger root, cilantro, garlic, sugar, corn starch, soy sauce, pepper, salt, and egg. 3. Mix all ingredients together. 4. Lay a wonton skin on a small plate. 5. Using a pastry brush or your finger, put water around the edge of the wonton skin (about ½ inch from the outside edge towards the middle). 6. Add a small amount of the pork mixture (about ½ teaspoon, heaping) just inside of the edge where the water is. Fold the wonton skin over the meat and gently, but tightly pinch the edges of the dumpling together. 7. Set aside on a parchment paper-lined large cookie sheet or a platter, and cover with a damp paper towel while making the remaining dumplings to prevent them from drying out. 8. Heat a medium to large-size skillet on medium heat and add the canola oil (2 tablespoons per batch). 9. Add the dumplings and let cook until the bottom side is a golden brown. Only cook one side at this time. 10. Transfer the wontons back to the cookie sheet. 11. Heat another medium to large-size skillet on medium heat and add the water. 12. When the water starts to boil, transfer the dumplings back to the pan, cooked side up 13. Cover the pan and set the burner on low to steam the dumplings. 14. Let cook until the pork is fully cooked and the water has evaporated (about 8 to 10 minutes). 15. Remove the lid (water should be evaporated by this time), let cook for just a moment to brown the bottoms of the dumplings. 16. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and serve immediately while hot with dipping sauce.

PORK AND CHIVE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except cilantro stems, chives, and wrappers) in a large bowl, then stir in cilantro stems and chives. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice to keep chilled while forming dumplings.
• Place a slightly rounded teaspoon of filling in center of a wrapper and moisten area around filling with water. Fold in half to form a crescent and press to seal. Moisten one corner and bring corners together, pressing them, to form a tortellini-shaped dumpling. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
• Cook dumplings in a large pot of gently simmering water until pork is just cooked, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a platter.