Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

Directions

Ingredients :

¼ pound ground pork

1 cup chopped watercress

½ (8 ounce) can water chestnuts

drained and chopped

¼ cup chopped green onions

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon soy sauce

⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 (16 ounce) package round dumpling skins

1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp

Methods :

In a large bowl, combine the pork, watercress, water chestnuts, green onion, oyster sauce, sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce, ground white pepper and salt and mix together well.

Place 1/2 teaspoonful of this filling onto each dumpling skin. Place 1 shrimp on the filling, slightly wet the edge of the dumpling skin, fold over and pinch with your fingers to form a seal all the way around.

To cook: Pan fry the dumplings in a large skillet over medium heat with oil for 15 minutes, turning over halfway through OR Place them in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes; drain and serve in hot chicken broth.