Thai-style dumplings with coriander dipping sauce
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup | Minced scallion |
| 1 | pounds | Ground pork |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced peeled fresh gingerroot |
| 1 | Red bell pepper; minced (about 1/2 | |
| ; cup) | ||
| ⅔ | cup | Minced cabbage |
| 1 | Garlic clove; minced | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Oriental sesame oil |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | Finely chopped fresh coriander |
| 1 | large | Egg; beaten lightly |
| 60 | Shao mai wrappers; (round won ton | |
| ; wrappers, available | ||
| ; at Oriental and | ||
| ; Southeast Asian | ||
| ; markets, specialty | ||
| ; foods shops, and | ||
| ; many supermarkets), | ||
| ; thawed if frozen | ||
| Cornstarch for dusting the baking sheet | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Naam pla; (fish sauce, |
| ; available at | ||
| ; Oriental and | ||
| ; Southeast Asian | ||
| ; markets and some | ||
| ; specialty foods | ||
| ; shops) | ||
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh lime juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | White-wine vinegar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar; or to taste |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced peeled fresh gingerroot |
| 1 | tablespoon | Shredded fresh mint leaves |
| 1 | tablespoon | Finely chopped fresh coriander |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| Coriander sprigs for garnish | ||
Directions
FOR THE FILLING
FOR THE SAUCE
Make the filling:
In a bowl combine well the scallion, the pork, the gingerroot, the bell pepper, the cabbage, the garlic, the oil, the soy sauce, the coriander, the egg, and salt and pepper to taste and chill the filling for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Put about 1 heaping teaspoon of the filling in the center of 1 of the wrappers and moisten the edge of the wrapper. Gather the edge of the wrapper up and around the filling and form a waist with the wrapper, pushing the dumpling from the bottom and keeping the filling level with the top of the wrapper. (The filling should not be enclosed.) Continue to make dumplings with the remaining wrappers and filling in the same manner and arrange them in one layer on a baking sheet lined with wax paper dusted lightly with the cornstarch. (The dumplings may be prepared up to this point 8 hours in advance and kept uncovered and chilled or 1 month in advance and kept covered tightly and frozen. If the dumplings are frozen, do not thaw them in advance.)
Make the sauce:
In a bowl whisk together the naam pla, the lime juice, the vinegar, the sugar, the gingerroot, the mint, the coriander, salt and pepper to taste.
In a large non-stick skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it fry half the dumplings, flat sides down, over moderately high heat for 1 minute, or until the undersides are golden. Add ½ cup water and steam the dumplings, covered, over moderate heat for 3 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through. (If using frozen dumplings, fry them, frozen, for 1 minute, or until the undersides are golden, and steam them, adding ¾ cup water per batch, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through.) Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and cook the remaining dumplings in the same manner. Garnish the dumplings with the coriander sprigs and serve them with the sauce.
Makes 60 dumplings.
Gourmet September 1991
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