Straw Hat Steamed Dumplings
Made with medium-gluten flour, ground pork belly, and chives, shaped into straw-hat steamed dumplings.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour
500 g
ground pork belly
300 g
chives (washed, drained, and finely chopped)
100 g
eggs (use egg whites only)
4
light soy sauce
to taste
oyster sauce
to taste
salt
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the chives, drain them well, then finely chop and set aside. Add all the seasonings and the egg white to the ground pork belly and mix until evenly combined, then fold in the chopped chives to make the filling.
2
Step 2
Add a pinch of salt and some warm water to the all-purpose flour and knead until a smooth dough forms. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in size. Roll the dough into a long rope, divide into small portions, press each portion flat, then roll out into round dumpling wrappers.
3
Step 3
Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each wrapper.
4
Step 4
Fold the wrapper in half and pinch the edges firmly together to seal.
5
Step 5
Bring the two opposite corners together and pinch them to form a straw hat shaped raw dumpling.
6
Step 6
Arrange the straw hat shaped dumplings in a steamer and steam over rapidly boiling water for about 10 minute, until cooked through.
