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- From: dave@viper.uucp (David Messer)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Steamed Chinese dumplings
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- Date: 22 Aug 87 08:55:12 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SHU-MEI M "23 Feb 87" 1987
- .RZ "SHU MEI" "Steamed dumplings (meatballs)"
- This recipe is an adaptation of the one in \fIThe Frugal
- Gourmet\fR by Jeff Smith.
- The bigger the batch, the better. There are never leftovers.
- .IH "makes 35\-40"
- .SH DUMPLINGS
- .IG "2 lbs" "ground turkey" "1 kg"
- .IG "1\(12 Tbsp" "corn starch (cornflour)" "25 ml"
- .IG "1\(12 Tbsp" "dry sherry" "25 ml"
- .IG "3 Tbsp" "light soy sauce" "50 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "ginger," "10 g"
- grated or finely chopped
- .IG "6" "cloves garlic,"
- crushed, minced or pressed
- .IG "6" "green onions,"
- chopped
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "brown sugar" "15 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "sesame oil" "15 ml"
- .IG "1 pkg" "wonton wrappers"
- .IG "" "peanut oil"
- .SH DIPPING SAUCE
- .IG "1\(12 cup" "fish sauce" "4 dl"
- (You may want to dilute this with water, depending on its strength)
- .IG "1 cup" "vinegar" "25 cl"
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "200 g"
- .IG "6" "cloves garlic,"
- finely minced or pressed
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "ginger," "10 g"
- finely minced or grated
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "red pepper," "15 ml"
- crushed
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Make the dipping sauce by mixing together all of its ingredients. Store in
- the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.
- .SK 2
- Stir together everything but the wrappers and the peanut oil.
- Mix vigorously by hand until it begins to bind together.
- (About 1 minute or so.)
- .SK 3
- Place
- .AB "1\(12\-2 Tbsp" "25\-30 ml"
- of filling in the middle of a wonton wrapper.
- Fold the sides up around the meat so that you have a little
- bag or cup. Press the bottom flat so that the bag doesn't fall over.
- .SK 4
- Oil racks of the steamer with peanut oil. Place dumplings in racks.
- .SK 5
- Steam for 15 to 20 minutes in covered rack over boiling water.
- .SK 6
- Serve hot with dipping sauce.
- .NX
- These little gems would probably go just fine with a
- favorite hoisin or chili dipping sauce.
- .PP
- The steamer racks I recommend are the Chinese bamboo ones.
- You can stack them quite nicely (I find that three racks work
- well) and they sit at just the right height above the boiling water
- in a wok.
- The real advantage is that water will not condense on your
- food if you use a bamboo steamer.
- .PP
- The dipping sauce is an adaption of one served at the
- Phoenix Vietnamese restaurant in Saint Paul Minnesota;
- it was originally served with eggrolls, but works splendidly
- with these dumplings.
- .PP
- The original recipe calls for ground pork, but I find ground
- turkey preferable.
- The flavor is lighter and the calories far fewer.
- Pork is fine, though, and even hamburger could be used
- in a pinch.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy, but tedious.
- .I Time:
- 45 minutes preparation, 15\-20 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Kathy Marschall
- Submitted for her by David Messer.
- Lynx Data Systems, St. Paul, Minnesota USA
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