Chinese Dumplings
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Eggs | Chinese | Appetizers, Archived, China, Update | 12 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | c | Napa cabbage, sliced packed |
| 1/2 | lb | Ground pork |
| 2 | Tb Soy sauce | |
| 1 | Tb Dry sherry | |
| 2 | t | Cornstarch |
| 1 1/2 | t | Gingerroot, peeled minced |
| 1 | Green onion, minced | |
| 36 | Wonton-skin wrappers | |
| 3 1/2 by 3 1/4" | ||
| 3/4 12-ounce package* | ||
| 1 | Egg white, beaten | |
| Soy Dipping Sauce, below | ||
| Green onions for garnish |
INSTRUCTIONS
heat, in 1 inch boiling water, heat cabbage to boiling. Cook cabbage 1 minute; drain. Immediately run cold water over cabbage to cool. With hands, squeeze as much water out of cabbage as possible. Finely chop cabbage. Squeeze liquid from chopped cabbage; place in medium bowl. Stir in pork, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, ginger, and green onion. Arrange half of wonton-skin wrappers on large sheet of waxed paper. With pastry brush, brush each wrappers lightly with egg white. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon filling onto center of each wonton wrappers. Bring opposite corners of wonton wrappers up over filling; pinch and pleat edges together to seal in filling. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers, egg white, and filling. In deep 12-inch skillet over high heat, heat 1/2 inch water to boiling. Place all dumplings, pleated edges up, in one layer in skillet. Stir gently and spoon or heat-proof spatula to prevent dumplings from sticking to bottom of skillet. Heat dumplings to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through. With slotted spoon, remove dumplings to platter; garnish with green onions. Serve with dipping sauce. Makes 12 appetizers for 6 first course serving. Soy Dipping Sauce: In small serving bowl, mix 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar or white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp. angel-hair thin strips peeled gingerroot. Makes about 1/2 cup sauce. *Available in Oriental food stores or some supermarkets in the refrigerator case in the produce section. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 284
Calories From Fat: 75
Total Fat: 8.3g
Cholesterol: 18mg
Sodium: 509.5mg
Potassium: 130.8mg
Carbohydrates: 40.5g
Fiber: 1.3g
Sugar: <1g
Protein: 9.4g