HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS <br />Servings: makes 24-32 dumplings <br /> <br />INGREDIENTS <br />4 cups flour <br />1 teaspoon salt <br />1¼ cups warm water <br />2 cups red cabbage <br />2 cups green onions, sliced <br />6 cloves garlic, minced <br />4 tablespoons ginger, minced <br />2 tablespoons sesame oil <br />2 tablespoons soy sauce <br />½ pound ground pork <br />½ teaspoon pepper <br />1 teaspoon salt <br />¾ cup mushrooms, diced <br />¾ cup carrots, diced <br />½ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined <br /> <br />Sauce <br />¼ cup soy sauce <br />¼ cup rice wine vinegar <br />1 teaspoon sesame oil <br />1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes <br /> <br />PREPARATION <br />1. Combine the flour, salt, and warm water and mix until well combined. <br />2. Roll out dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth. <br />3. Separate the dough into 4 equal parts. <br />4. Roll out the piece into a thin log and divide into 6 or 8 pieces depend on the size of dumplings you want. <br />5. Lightly flour the divided piece of dough and roll out piece to a thin circle roughly 4-inches in diameter. <br />6. Keep the dumpling wrappers separated with parchment paper, and repeat with remaining dough. <br />7. Combine cabbage, green onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil and mix until well incorporated. <br />8. For the pork filling, combine the ground pork with salt, pepper and 1 cup of the cabbage mixture and stir until well incorporated. <br />9. For the veggie filling combine mushrooms and carrot and microwave for 3 minutes, until soft. Add 1 cup of the cabbage mixture and stir until well incorporated. <br />10. For the shrimp filling, combine shrimp with 1 cup of the cabbage mixture and stir until well incorporated. <br />11. To assembly dumplings, add roughly 1 heaping tablespoon of filling into the center of a dumpling wrapper. <br />12. With your finger lightly coat 1 half of the outside of the wrapper with water. <br />13. Seal the dumplings using your preferred method. <br />14. With pleating, start from one side and pleat the half of the dumpling closest to you, keeping the other half still. <br />15. Heat oil on medium high in a pan and add a few dumplings, cooking them in batches. <br />16. Once the bottom of the dumplings start to brown, add in a splash of water and cover witg a lid. <br />17. Steam for roughly 5 minutes, or until dumplings are cooked and water has evaporated. <br />18. Enjoy!
