Chinese Chicken Dumplings
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 15 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- For the wonton dough
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg (beaten)
- ½ cup water
- For the filling
- 1 large Chicken thigh (boned, skinned and cut into chunks)
- 1 scallion (roughly chopped)
- 2 Water chestnut (roughly chopped)
- 1 Tbsp grated ginger
- 1 green chili pepper (sliced)
- 1 Tbsp Corn starch
- 2 Tbsps Rice vinegar
- 4 large Savoy cabbage
- 4 Chives (finely chopped)
- For the dipping sauce
- 4 Tbsps soy sauce
- 3 Tbsps sesame oil
- 1 tsp dried chili peppers (crushed)
- 1 Tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
Product recommendation
Shop-bought wonton wrappers may be used instead of making your own dough.
Preparation steps
1.
To make the dough, mix the flour, salt, egg and water in a mixing bowl until you have a smooth dough. You may need to add a little more water but be careful the dough doesn't become too wet.
2.
Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes then place in a clean bowl, cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
3.
To make the filling, place all the ingredients except the chives and cabbage leaves in a food processor and pulse until you have a rough paste. Line the base of four small steamers with a cabbage leaf. For the dipping sauce, mix together all the ingredients and set aside.
4.
Turn the dough onto a floured board, roll it into a cylinder and cut into 12 pieces. Then make the dumplings, covering the dough you are not using with a clean cloth to prevent it drying out.
5.
Roll each piece as thinly as possible then cut it into a neat square about 4" | 10 cm x 4" | 10cm. Place a little of the filling in the middle of the square of dough and draw the edges together to make an open-topped parcel. Press the dough into the filling so the dumpling holds its shape.
6.
Carefully transfer the dumplings into the steamers and scatter over the chopped chives. and steam for 8-10 minutes or until the filling is cooked through. Serve immediately with the dipping sauce alongside.
