Steamed Chinese Dumplings & Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 36 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 6 ounces boiling water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground turkey
• 3 tablespoons minced scallions
• shredded cabbage (amount depends on how much you wish to use)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon minced scallion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Recipe

• 1 divide the flour into two separate bowls.
• 2 in first bowl, add 1/4 cup of cold water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
• 3 in second bowl, add 6 oz of boiling water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
• 4 place 1 tbs.of additional flour on a work surface.
• 5 remove the dough from the bowls and knead them together on the floured work surface for 10 minutes.
• 6 form the dough into a ball and then cover with a dry cloth and allow it to rest for 1 hour.
• 7 divide the dough into 24 evenly sized pieces by cutting the dough ball into 1/8's.
• 8 roll the pieces into a log and cut it into three, then roll the dough into little balls using additional flour if necessary flatten the dough in the palm of your hand-- into 3 1/2 inch circles.
• 9 in a medium sized bowl, combine the ground lamb or ground turkey, minced scallion, cabbage, grated ginger, dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt thoroughly.
• 10 using the dough circles, place 1 tbs.of meat filling in the middle.
• 11 fold the dough circle in half over the filling to make a half moon shape.
• 12 press the edges together to seal the dumpling.
• 13 turn the dumpling so the straight edge is facing you.
• 14 fold the two corners located at 9 and 3 o'clock to the center at 12 o'clock and press the dough to seal.
• 15 cook the dumplings in two batches in boiling water for 6 minutes.
• 16 remove from the water with a slotted spoon.
• 17 serve with dipping sauce.
• 18 combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, minced scallions and minced garlic together and mix thoroughly.
• 19 place the dipping sauce into a serving dish.
• 20 drizzle the dipping sauce over the hot steamed dumplings before serving.
• 21 enjoy!