To inaugurate the dumpling press and bamboo steamers I got for Christmas, I decided to turn Ladies Night the week of New Year's into dumpling-Ladies night.
The friend who got the dumpling goodies brought some home made goodies of her own:
Serrano chili sweet and sour shrimp with brocoli.
I kept saying it would be good with rice, but no one else seemed like they would eat it. It was good with rice the next day too. :)
For snacks while we were making dumplings she also brought edamame in a spicy oyster sauce:
The main event was chicken and leek dumplings. I modified my mom's dumpling recipe and add rice wine vinegar and chopped up leeks.
Filling:
1 lb ground meat
1/2 tsp cornstarch dissolved in water.
chopped up greens (either green onions or leek. leek works better).
white pepper
ground garlic (or in Cindy's kitchen - garlic powder so I don't get heartburn).
Mix it all together, let it marinate for 30 min in the fridge if you want or just stuff those puppies right away!
Put maybe less than a half teaspoon of filling in each wrapper and steam for ~8 minutes.
Also introduced the art of Cindy's preferred dipping sauces for dumplings:
garlic chili sauce
rice vinegar
soy sauce
Vinegar: Soy Sauce :: 6:4
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