A taste of what we are going to make......
Pot Sticker
Dumplings (Jiaozi)
China
Ingredients:
20 pieces store bought
dumpling skins
1 ½ Tbsp
cooking oil
Filling:
1 cup finely chopped cabbage
¼ cup wood ear mushrooms pre-
soaked and finely chopped
1 spring onion finely chopped
½ tsp grated ginger
1 clove garlic crushed
½ Tbsp soy sauce
Dash or two of salt and
pepper
Prepare Filling
Heat ½ Tbsp oil in frypan and
stir-fry all veggies until softened, about 4 min. Add Soy sauce, salt and pepper place in bowl
and set aside.
Filling Dumplings
Take one piece of dumpling
skin at a time, keeping remaining pieces covered with damp tea towel, and place
1 tsp of filling in center of dough.
Wet the circumference
(outside edge) of dough with your finger dipped in water and fold the dough
over the filling. Pinch the edges
together being careful not to leave any holes.
Cover with damp tea towel
while you make the remainder.
Cooking the Dumplings:
Heat one Tbsp of oil in
frypan over high heat. Arrange the
dumplings in the pan and fry until the bottoms turn golden brown.
Add Water until it comes to ¾
of the dumplings height Cover the pan and reduce heat once water is
boiling. Periodically loosen dumplings
from bottom of pan
Cook covered for 10 min. or
until most of water has evaporated. Dumpling skin should be al dente (firm to
the bite)
Serve with dipping sauce.
Presentation
Specialists
Wash
and dry lettuce
Tear
lettuce into bite sized pieces and arrange on individual plates.
Remove
flower petals and arrange over lettuce.
Sprinkle
on a few chopped chives.
