Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

Description

I love dumplings and have come up with this recipe using all ingredients that I like. The dumplings consist of pork, shrimp, watercress, water chestnuts, and assorted seasonings, and they are absolutely delicious!

Ingredients

  • ¼ pound ground pork
  • 1 cup chopped watercress
  • ½ (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (16 ounce) package round dumpling skins
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl
  2. combine the pork
  3. watercress
  4. water chestnuts
  5. green onion
  6. oyster sauce
  7. sesame oil
  8. garlic
  9. soy sauce
  10. ground white pepper and salt and mix together well.
  11. Place 1/2 teaspoonful of this filling onto each dumpling skin. Place 1 shrimp on the filling
  12. slightly wet the edge of the dumpling skin
  13. fold over and pinch with your fingers to form a seal all the way around.
  14. To cook: Pan fry the dumplings in a large skillet over medium heat with oil for 15 minutes
  15. turning over halfway through OR Place them in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes; drain and serve in hot chicken broth.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 10

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