My Pork Dumplings
By: Marelie
Published: Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 1:32am

Ingredients




I kg Pork lean ground coarsely (its important that its grounded coarsely)
1 oo grams shrimp meat chopped finely
200 grams minced Pork fat (this is also very important)
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup water chestnut grated
1/4 cup spring onion chopped
1 cup white chinese mushroom chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons corn flour
3 tablespoons grated garlic
1/2 teaspoon all spice powder
1/2 teaspoon all spice salt
1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 eggs beaten
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

1 Put ground pork, chopped shrimp and minced pork fat in a bowl (big enough to mix all the ingredients). 2 Add grated carrots, bread crumbs, water chestnut, spring onion, chopped white mushroom, cheese, flour, grated garlic, all spice powder, all spice salt and ground black pepper. 3 Mix them until well combined. 4 In another bowl, put the rest of the ingredients: soy sauce, eggs, sesame oil, rice wine and sugar. 5 Mix well until sugar dissolves and add to the bowl of pork mixture. Combine all the ingredients and set aside in the fridge overnight before wrapping. It means you need to marinate the mixture overnight. 6 Half a tbsp for each wrapper is enough but if you want it big,then you can adjust according to your preference. I want mine not big but not very small so half a tbsp per wrapper is just fine. 7 Arrange in a bamboo steamer or aluminum steamer but if you have the means, use bamboo steamer. I went to Singapore China Town just to buy Bamboo steamer, kinda expensive but I don't mind. I want my Chinitas to be in their respective kingdom! 8 Steam in a medium heat for 25 to 30 minutes. 9 Note: 10 For the wrapper, you can buy vacuum pack wanton wrapper nowadays. It is nice if you can make your own dumpling wrapper but I cant waste much of my time so I buy wanton wrapper. 11 For proper storage: you can store the prepared dumplings in the freezer. Just thaw them before steaming. 12 For the dipping soy sauce: 13 Cup soy sauce 14 Cup chilled water 15 Juice of 12 pcs calamansi 16 Tbsp sugar 17 Tbsp sesame oil 18 Tbsp fried chopped garlic 19 Mix all the ingredients in a bowl then transfer to a better container for storing soy sauce. 20 Set aside in the fridge if you will not use. 21 This can last up to a week 22 For the chili garlic sauce: 23 Cup chopped bird's eye chili 24 Cup chopped garlic 25 Cup water + 1/4 cup water 26 Tbsp  cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water 27 Tsp sugar 28 Tsp vinegar 29 Cup olive oil 30 Combine the ingredients except olive oil and  keep the other 1/4 cup of water too. 31 Use a blender to blend the mixture. Note: use your old blender. 32 Transfer the mixture to a sauce pan 33 Cook the mixture, once it boils, turn the heat to simmering mode 34 Stir from time to time until the mixture is cooked and becomes thick 35 Adjust the consistency according to your preference 36 You may use the extra 1/4 cup of water if needed. 37 Let it cool and then slowly add olive oil. 38 Transfer the mixture to a glass container for better storage. 39 Keep inside the fridge. This will last up to 3 months.

About


These are my lovely Chinitas!..after the heat and outside their dominion. Now, they are ready so come on, get your chopsticks, grab them, eat them and together lets say, " Ni Hao Ma" to everyone... ( How are you? ) Back home, I always offer this to some of my friends and it makes them smile all the time.