Pork and Chive Dumplings

Name: Pork and Chive Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Vietnamese chile-garlic sauce (preferably Huy Fong brand); 3 Tbsps finely chopped flowering chives, flat Chinese chives (garlic chives), or scallions; 3 Tbsps finely chopped cilantro stems; 24 round dumpling wrappers (preferably with egg); 227 grams fatty ground pork; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoons rice vinegar (not seasoned); 8 servings Garnish: thinly sliced scallions; 0 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 1 Tbsps Shaoxing wine; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 pinch Pinch of white pepper

Pork and Chive Dumplings might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 146 calories, 7g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up garnish: scallions, flowering chives, rice vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine all ingredients (except cilantro stems, chives, and wrappers) in a large bowl, then stir in cilantro stems and chives. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice to keep chilled while forming dumplings.

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Cilantro

Chives

Ice

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Place a slightly rounded teaspoon of filling in center of a wrapper and moisten area around filling with water. Fold in half to form a crescent and press to seal. Moisten one corner and bring corners together, pressing them, to form a tortellini-shaped dumpling. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.

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Tortellini

Water

Cook dumplings in a large pot of gently simmering water until pork is just cooked, about 3 minutes.

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Water

Pork

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Transfer with a slotted spoon to a platter.

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Dumplings can be formed (but not cooked) 2 hours ahead and chilled; or 1 month ahead and frozen on a tray, then transferred to a freezer bag. Cook frozen dumplings in 3 or 4 batches, 7 to 8 minutes per batch.