Shrimp Dumplings

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 16 large shrimp
• 1 egg yolk, room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 wonton wrappers
• 8 bamboo skewers
• 8 fresh shiso leaves or 8 fresh mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 peel and devein 8 shrimp; chop finely.
• 2 cook remaining 8 shrimp in boiling water until just pink, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 drain,cool and peel, leaving tail attached.
• 4 slit back of each shrimp and discard vein; press to flatten.
• 5 whisk yolk in medium bowl.
• 6 whisk in oil 1 drop at a time; continue whisking until mayonnaise thickens.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 mix in chopped shrimp.
• 9 fill center of each butterflied shrimp with shrimp mayonnaise.
• 10 wrap each shrimp with won ton wrapper; secure with skewer.
• 11 wrap shiso leaf around each shrimp dumpling.
• 12 bring water to boil in base of steamer; place dumplings on steamer rack.
• 13 cover and steam until wrapper is just tender, 5 to 7 minutes.