Pork With Prawn Dumplings

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Pork With Prawn Dumplings

Food Ingredients:
4 packages of dumpling wrapper,round and vacuum packed (app. 14 pcs per pack) 1/2 kilogram minced or ground pork meat 1/2 cup water chestnut (singkamas) grated 1/4 cup young spring onion leaves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 teaspoons sesame oil of salt,sugar and white ground pepper 2 tablespoons cornstarch 46 pieces shrimp slices or you can use single small prawn 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Recipe preparation:
1 In a bowl,mix together the ff: minced/ground pork, water chestnut,spring onion,light soy sauce, sesame oil, pinch of sugar,salt and pepper and cornstarch. 2 Mix evenly and set aside in the fridge for about 20 minutes. 3 Place 1 tsp of meat mixture in the centre of the dumpling skin then add 1 prawn/ a cut of prawn in the center of meat mixture.Make sure the prawn is covered with meat mixture. 4 Wet finger tips with some water and wipe around the edge of dumpling skin. 5 Just fold the dumpling by half. Use finger tips to lightly pinch the edge of the skin to make it stick. 6 With a little help of water at the edge of the skin, dumpling will be sealed tightly. 7 Heat wok or pan with oil over high fire.Reduce heat to medium fire. 8 Place no more than 5 dumplings at a time in the wok or pan, and fry till golden brown. 9 Drain fried dumplings on kitchen towel/ table napkin. 10 Now, its ready. Serve with dumpling sauce

Recipe source: Foodista recipe