JUICY STEAMED DUMPLINGS

JUICY STEAMED DUMPLINGS

4 ½ (500 g) cups flour, sifted

4 tsp soy sauce

½ tsp fresh ginger, chopped

½ tsp sugar

½ tsp MSG

1 lb (500 g) lean boneless pork, minced

½ tsp salt, or to taste

4 oz (125 ml) sesame oil

1. Mix the pork with the soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, MSG, salt and sugar.

2. Stir in one direction until it becomes a paste. Stir in the sesame oil and mix well.

3. Add 9oz (250 ml) of cold water gradually to the flour and mix into a dough. Let rest.

4. Turn out onto a flour board and knead until firm and elastic.

5. Knead the dough again and cut into ½ oz (5 g) balls.

6. Flatten each ball lightly with your hand, then roll out each piece into a 3 inch circle, rotating the

dough counter- clockwise while rolling so the centre is slightly thicker than the edges.

7. Place about 1 to 1 ½ tsps of filling on each circle and pinch the edges together in 18 pleats.

8. Place the dumpling in a steamer and steam for 5 minutes over high heat.