Bergy Dim Sum #5, Steamed Shrimp Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 6 ounces shrimp, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 ounces canned water chestnuts, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 pinch pepper

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and salt into a bowl of mixer fitted with the dough paddle and quickly add the boiling water.
• 2 mix until springy.
• 3 when cool enough to touch, knead a few times on an oiled surface.
• 4 if you do not have a mixer, after you have added the water to the flour/salt work the dough with the handle of a wooden spoon until it is cool enough to knead by hand.
• 5 then knead on an oiled surface until springy.
• 6 cover with a damp cloth and set aside.
• 7 mix shrimp, water chestnuts, soy sauce,sugar and cornstarch with your fingers until sticky.
• 8 refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 9 roll the dough out into a long sausage and cut off pieces (approx 14" long and into 16 pieces).
• 10 roll out each piece into a thin round.
• 11 place a teaspoon of the filling on each round and pinch the edges together (press with a fork to decorate the edges).
• 12 oil your steamer and place the dumplings in it and steam over high heat for 8-9 minutes.
• 13 serve with a spicy chili sauce or soy mixed with hot mustard.