Name: Chinese Pit Stickers
Ingredients: 2 c Napa/green cabbage, finely chopped; 1 ts Salt; 1/2 lb Shrimp, peel, devein finely chopped; 1 lb Lean ground pork; 2 tb Light-colour soy sauce; 2 tb Rice, sherry, or white wine; 1 tb Green onion, chopped; 1 tb Sesame oil; 2 ts Gingerroot, minced; 1 Garlic clove, minced; 64 Wonton wrappers [=2 pkgs]; 1/4 c Vegetable oil; 1 c Chicken stock, or water; 2 tb Light-coloured soy sauce; 1 tb Rice vinegar; 1 ts Gingerroot, minced

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Meats, Vegetables	Chinese	Dumplings, Fish*shell, Pork, East/orient	64	Appetizers

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Napa/green cabbage, finely chopped
1	ts	Salt
1/2	lb	Shrimp, peel, devein finely chopped
1	lb	Lean ground pork
2	tb	Light-colour soy sauce
2	tb	Rice, sherry, or white wine
1	tb	Green onion, chopped
1	tb	Sesame oil
2	ts	Gingerroot, minced
1		Garlic clove, minced
64		Wonton wrappers [=2 pkgs]
1/4	c	Vegetable oil
1	c	Chicken stock, or water
2	tb	Light-coloured soy sauce
1	tb	Rice vinegar
1	ts	Gingerroot, minced

INSTRUCTIONS

DIPPING SAUCE
1. In bowl, toss cabbage with salt and let stand for 5 minutes; squeeze out
liquid. Squeeze any liquid from shrimp. In large bowl, mix cabbage, shrimp,
pork, soy sauce, wine, onion, oil, ginger and garlic.
[Filling can be covered and refrigerated for up to 6 hours.]
2. With 3-inch round cutter, cut wonton wrappers into circles, keeping
covered with damp cloth to prevent drying out. Working with 4 warpers at a
time, brush edges lightly with water. On 1 half of each round, pinch four
1/4-inch pleats.
3. In rounded hollow of each wrapper, place 2 ts filling; fold pleated side
over filling, matching edges and pressing out all air. Press edges to seal.
4. Arrange, seam side up, on waxed paper-lined sheet, curving into crescent
shape and pressing lightly to flatten bottom.
[Dumplings can be prepared to this point, covered with plastic warp and
refrigerated for up to 24 hours, or frozen, then stored in airtight
container for up to 1 week; thaw in refrigerator before continuing.]
Cover with damp cloth.
5. in 2 large skillets, heat 1 tb oil per pan over medium-high heat; fry 16
dumplings in each, flat side down, for 1 minute or until golden on bottom.
Pour 1/4 cup stock into each pan; reduce heat to low. Cover and cook,
without turning, for 7 minutes or until dumplings are translucent and most
of the liquid has evaporated.
6. Uncover and increase heat to medium; cook for 5-7 minutes or until
liquid evaporates and bottoms are dark brown. Drain on paper towel.
Transfer to dish; keep warm. Wipe pan; repeat with remaining dumplings.
Dipping Sauce: Stir together soy sauce,  vinegar and ginger; serve with hot
or warm dumplings.
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Feb 95 Presented in article "Cooking
Lesson" Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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