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Pork and prawn dumplings Recipe

Pork and prawn dumplings recipe
olivemagazine

Learn how to make steamed Chinese dumplings with our easy step-by-step recipe instructions. Small, delicious parcels of succulent meat and fish with a kick of chilli and ginger, these dumplings are a dim sum favourite.

Ingredients

a small handful coriander leaves
75g water chestnuts, drained
150g lean minced pork
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 cm piece ginger, peeled
150g raw peeled prawns
3 spring onions, sliced
1 heaped tsp cornflour
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine
½ tsp sesame oil
24 dumpling or wonton wrappers
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp goden caster sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
½ red chilli, finely chopped

Method

1
Finely chop the coriander and water chestnut.
2
Tip into a bowl with the pork, garlic and grate in the ginger.
3
Devein the prawns then chop finely and add them to the bowl.
4
Add the spring onions, cornflour, soy sauce, rice wine and sesame oil.
5
Mix everything together well with your hands.
6
Put a dumpling wrapper on the palm of one hand and spoon 2 tsp of the mixture into it. Wrap the dumpling case around, leaving the top open. Continue with all the wrappers, storing on a plastic tray or baking sheet dusted with cornflour. Press down slightly so that the bottoms are flat.
7
Fill a wok or pan with a couple of inches of water and bring to the boil. Put some steamer liners or baking paper with holes poked through it in the bottom of a bamboo steamer. Sit the dumplings on top of the paper, so that they are not touching each other. Cover and steam for 6-8 minutes until cooked through. Mix the dipping sauce ingredients and serve with the dumplings.