Lunar New Year pork and prawn dumplings recipe
To make the dumpling filling, mix the minced pork with the ginger, rice wine, salt, sugar, bouillon (or vegetable stock powder), sesame oil and white pepper. Using your hand, squeeze the mixture through your fingers a few times so that all the ingredients are well combined. Then, taking the mixture in your hand, throw it into the bowl. Repeat this process a few times. You will notice the mixture starts to form into a ball. (This throwing process will give the filling more texture when cooked.)Add the prawns and chives (or spring onions). Again, using your hand, mix the mince, prawns and chives together thoroughly. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for around 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove the dumpling filling from the fridge and pour away any excess water. Place one gyoza dumpling wrapper between your palm and fingers, and put 2 generous teaspoons of filling in the middle. Dip your finger in cold water, run through the edges of the wrapper, gently bring one half of the dumpling sheet over the other half to meet and gently squeeze the edges. To make the dumpling more decorative, add some folds around the edges. Continue until the remaining 29 dumpling sheets are filled. Place on a floured tray and set aside. You can also place them in Tupperware and freeze until ready to use and cook straight from frozen. In a large stainless-steel wok or saucepan, add 1.5 litres/2¾ pint of water and bring to a gentle rolling boil. Drop in 8–10 dumplings and cook for 3 minutes, or until the dumpling skin has turned translucent in colour, and they are floating on the surface. Test one and if its cooked so are the rest. Spoon out using a slotted spoon and transfer to serving plates. Repeat with the remaining dumplings until they are all are cooked. To make the fragrant spicy Sichuan sauce, combine all the ingredients together in a heatproof bowl or plate (except the groundnut oil and toasted sesame oil). Add the two oils to a small saucepan and heat until you start to see a little smoke rising off the surface. Turn the heat to low and pour over the sauce ingredients. Mix well. To serve, transfer the dumplings to a hot serving dish and drizzle over the fragrant dumpling sauce. Garnish the dish with watercress leaves (or pea shoots), micro coriander (or micro chives) and edible flowers. Eat immediately. To make the dumpling filling, mix the minced pork with the ginger, rice wine, salt, sugar, bouillon (or vegetable stock powder), sesame oil and white pepper. To make the dumpling filling, mix the minced pork with the ginger, rice wine, salt, sugar, bouillon (or vegetable stock powder), sesame oil and white pepper. Using your hand, squeeze the mixture through your fingers a few times so that all the ingredients are well combined. Then, taking the mixture in your hand, throw it into the bowl. Repeat this process a few times. You will notice the mixture starts to form into a ball. (This throwing process will give the filling more texture when cooked.) Using your hand, squeeze the mixture through your fingers a few times so that all the ingredients are well combined. Then, taking the mixture in your hand, throw it into the bowl. Repeat this process a few times. You will notice the mixture starts to form into a ball. (This throwing process will give the filling more texture when cooked.) Add the prawns and chives (or spring onions). Again, using your hand, mix the mince, prawns and chives together thoroughly. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for around 1 hour. Add the prawns and chives (or spring onions). Again, using your hand, mix the mince, prawns and chives together thoroughly. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for around 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove the dumpling filling from the fridge and pour away any excess water. Place one gyoza dumpling wrapper between your palm and fingers, and put 2 generous teaspoons of filling in the middle. After 1 hour, remove the dumpling filling from the fridge and pour away any excess water. Place one gyoza dumpling wrapper between your palm and fingers, and put 2 generous teaspoons of filling in the middle. Dip your finger in cold water, run through the edges of the wrapper, gently bring one half of the dumpling sheet over the other half to meet and gently squeeze the edges. To make the dumpling more decorative, add some folds around the edges. Continue until the remaining 29 dumpling sheets are filled. Place on a floured tray and set aside. You can also place them in Tupperware and freeze until ready to use and cook straight from frozen. Dip your finger in cold water, run through the edges of the wrapper, gently bring one half of the dumpling sheet over the other half to meet and gently squeeze the edges. To make the dumpling more decorative, add some folds around the edges. Continue until the remaining 29 dumpling sheets are filled. Place on a floured tray and set aside. You can also place them in Tupperware and freeze until ready to use and cook straight from frozen. In a large stainless-steel wok or saucepan, add 1.5 litres/2¾ pint of water and bring to a gentle rolling boil. Drop in 8–10 dumplings and cook for 3 minutes, or until the dumpling skin has turned translucent in colour, and they are floating on the surface. Test one and if its cooked so are the rest. Spoon out using a slotted spoon and transfer to serving plates. Repeat with the remaining dumplings until they are all are cooked. In a large stainless-steel wok or saucepan, add 1.5 litres/2¾ pint of water and bring to a gentle rolling boil. Drop in 8–10 dumplings and cook for 3 minutes, or until the dumpling skin has turned translucent in colour, and they are floating on the surface. Test one and if its cooked so are the rest. Spoon out using a slotted spoon and transfer to serving plates. Repeat with the remaining dumplings until they are all are cooked. To make the fragrant spicy Sichuan sauce, combine all the ingredients together in a heatproof bowl or plate (except the groundnut oil and toasted sesame oil). To make the fragrant spicy Sichuan sauce, combine all the ingredients together in a heatproof bowl or plate (except the groundnut oil and toasted sesame oil). Add the two oils to a small saucepan and heat until you start to see a little smoke rising off the surface. Turn the heat to low and pour over the sauce ingredients. Mix well. Add the two oils to a small saucepan and heat until you start to see a little smoke rising off the surface. Turn the heat to low and pour over the sauce ingredients. Mix well. To serve, transfer the dumplings to a hot serving dish and drizzle over the fragrant dumpling sauce. Garnish the dish with watercress leaves (or pea shoots), micro coriander (or micro chives) and edible flowers. Eat immediately. To serve, transfer the dumplings to a hot serving dish and drizzle over the fragrant dumpling sauce. Garnish the dish with watercress leaves (or pea shoots), micro coriander (or micro chives) and edible flowers. Eat immediately.