spicy suimaidumplings

Preparation time 30 minutes Cooking time 6-8 minutes 150g(5 oz)minced pork 100g(31/2 oz)raw peeled tiger prawns very finely chopped 2 spring onions, finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped  2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons peeled and finely grated fresh root ginger 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 teaspoon sesame oil 5 canned water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and finely chopped 36 fresh wonton wrappers Dipping sauce 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine 2 teaspoons peeled and finely chopped fresh root ginger 1 red chilli, finely chopped Mix together the pork, prawns, spring onions, chilli, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, sesame oil and water  chestnuts with your fingers in a bowl until well combined.

Lay a wonton wrapper in the palm of one hand. Place 1 teaspoonful of the pork mixture in the centre.

Dampen the wrapped. G oper edges with water and bring up the sides, then press them around the filling, leav-ing the filling exposed. Gently tap on the work surface to create a flat base. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and pork mixture. (You can refrigerate on a tray lined with nonstick baking paper for up to 1 hour before cooking.) Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl.

Place the dumplings without touching in stacking bamboo steamer baskets lined with nonstick bak-ing paper, cover and steam over a wok or large saucepan of boiling water(see Steamer)for 6-8 minutes until cooked through. If you don’t have stacking baskets, steam in batches. Transfer the cooked batch to a heatproof plate, cover loosely with foil and keep hot over a saucepan of simmering water while cooking the second batch.

Serve the dumplings with the sauce for dipping.

For prawn chive dumplings, follow the recipe as for Spicy Sui Mai Dumplings to prepare the filling mixture, omitting the minced pork, using 300(10 oz)raw peeled tiger prawns and replacing the red chilli with 1 tablespoon very finely chopped Chinese chives. Make the dumplings and steam until cooked through as for Spicy Sui Mai Dumplings then serve with homemade Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce.

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