Liya's Pork Dumplings

Ingredients:

Kimchi

• 2 Cabbage leaves

• 1/2 tsp of Salt

• 2 pieces of Ginger

• 1 Bell Pepper

• 2 tbsp Sugar

• 1/4 cup White vinegar or Rice Vinegar

• 1 scallion

Dumpling Filling

• 1 cup of Pork

• 2 scallions (Diced)

• 1 Ginger piece

• 1 tbsp Soy sauce or more

• 1 tbsp Cooking Wine

• 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil

• 1/2 tsp White pepper powder

• 1/4 tsp of salt if needed

Dough

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup of Hot Water

Spinach Puree

• Handle of spinach

• 1/2 cup of water

Special Supplies Needed

• Bamboo steamer

• Rolling pin

Instructions:

Kimchi

1. Julienne your cabbage and put it in a bowl

2. Toss cabbage in salt and let it sit for around 15 minutes

3. Julienne your scallions, ginger, and bell pepper.

4. After 15 mins add in your julienned vegetables to the cabbage and pour 1 tbsp heated oil over it.

5. Add in sugar and vinegar.

6. Set that aside for 30 mins but the longer it sits the more flavor.

Dumpling Filling

1. In a medium bowl add pork and diced scallions.

2. Add in your soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, and white pepper powder (salt if needed).

3. Mix together well with hands.

Dumpling Dough

1. Put your spinach and water in a blender and blend it till there are no more chunks.

2. In a bowl, add flour, hot water, and spinach puree. (if you need more flour or water add it little by little)

3. Knead into a ball and all Roll ball of dough out into a log shape

4. Cut log into small round cubes

How to Fold Dumplings

1. Roll dough cube and roll out with rolling pin on each side until it forms a 1 cm thick round dough.

2. Place filling so there is about half of the fingertip of space around the dough.

3. Fold dough in half and pinch the sides together. Make sure there is no meat falling out the sides.

4. Place your thumb in the middle of the dumpling and wrap the end of the dough around your thumb and pinch it together.

5. The top should make a fan that you can pinch together to seal.

How to cook

1. Heat up a pot of water and let it boil.

2. Line bottom of bamboo steamer with parchment paper.

3. Place dumplings with half a finger of space in between them.

4. Put the lid on the steamer and put the steamer over the pot of water.

5. Let it cook for 8-10 mins