Pork and shrimp dumplings
30 pieces
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 30 won ton wrappers, 8 cm (3 in.) in diameter, thawed
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) frozen small green peas (optional)
- 1 pouch SUWONG garlic spare ribs sauce mix
- 45 ml (3 tbsp.) peanut butter
Filling:
- 340 g (3/4 lb.) lean ground pork
- 115 g (1/4 lb.) raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) soy sauce
- 10 ml (2 tsp.) mirin* (optional)
- 10 ml (2 tsp.) toasted sesame oil
- 10 ml (2 tsp.) sugar
- 1 ml (1/4 tsp.) pepper
- 1 egg white
- 22 ml (1½ tbsp). cornstarch
- 45 ml (3 tbsp.) fresh coriander, chopped
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine all filling ingredients.
- Place a small amount of filling in the centre of each won ton wrapper.
- Top with a green pea and gather the wrapper around the filling to form a packet.
- Without overlapping them, place dumplings in a lightly greased bamboo or metal steamer.
- Steam for about 5 minutes or until filling is cooked through. Repeat until all dumplings are cooked.
- In the meantime, prepare the SUWONG garlic spare ribs sauce mix according to package instructions, and add peanut butter.
* Mirin is a seasoned, sweet sake found in the Asian foods section, often next to the soy sauce and rice vinegar. It adds delicious flavour to the dumplings.