Steamed Chinese Dumplings & Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Dough
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold water
6 ounces boiling water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Dumpling Filling
1 lb ground pork or 1 lb ground turkey
3 tablespoons minced scallions
shredded cabbage (amount depends on how much you wish to use)
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon minced scallion
1 teaspoon minced garlic

Preparation

Divide the flour into two separate bowls.
In first bowl, add 1/4 cup of cold water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
In second bowl, add 6 oz of boiling water and mix with a spoon until a dough forms.
Place 1 tbs.of additional flour on a work surface.
Remove the dough from the bowls and knead them together on the floured work surface for 10 minutes.
Form the dough into a ball and then cover with a dry cloth and allow it to rest for 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 24 evenly sized pieces by cutting the dough ball into 1/8's.
Roll the pieces into a log and cut it into three, then roll the dough into little balls using additional flour if necessary flatten the dough In the palm of your hand-- into 3 1/2 inch circles.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the ground pork or ground turkey, minced scallion, cabbage, grated ginger, dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt thoroughly.
Using the dough circles, place 1 tbs.of meat filling in the middle.
Fold the dough circle in half over the filling to make a half moon shape.
Press the edges together to seal the dumpling.
Turn the dumpling so the straight edge is facing you.
Fold the two corners located at 9 and 3 o'clock to the center at 12 o'clock and press the dough to seal.
Cook the dumplings in two batches in boiling water for 6 minutes.
Remove from the water with a slotted spoon.
Serve with dipping sauce.
Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, minced scallions and minced garlic together and mix thoroughly.
Place the dipping sauce into a serving dish.
Drizzle the dipping sauce over the hot steamed dumplings before serving.
ENJOY!