Shrimp and Chive Dumplings
Shrimp and Chive Dumplings (韭菜虾饺) - These are a quick fix when you need dumplings fast!
Servings: 16 dumplings
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
- 12 oz. peeled and deveined shrimps, medium to big size
- 1 oz. chives, cut into very short pieces
- 1 teaspoon egg white
- 1/2 teaspoon tapioca starch 菱粉
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon oil
- wonton skin
- some cooking oil for pan-frying
Soy-Vinegar Dipping Sauce:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar
Instructions
- Clean and rinse the shrimps with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Mix the soy-vinegar dipping sauce and set aside.
- Cut the shrimps into small pieces (about 3-4 pieces per shrimp), add chives and mix well. Marinate the filling with the rest of the ingredients for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Lay a wonton skin on a flat surface. Dab your index finger with some water and trace it along the four outer edges of the wonton skin. Add a teaspoon of the filling and fold the wonton skin towards the middle.
- Dab some water to the wonton skin to seal tight. The dumplings should look somewhat round. Repeat the same until the filling is used up.
- Heat up a pan on medium to low heat and add some oil. Transfer all dumplings into the pan and cover it with its lid. Pan-fry the dumplings on one site until golden brown, and then turn over to pan-fry the other site. (Add more oil to the pan if required.)
- Repeat to make sure that both sites are equally done. Dish out and serve immediately with soy-vinegar dipping sauce.
Notes
You can use regular potsticker/dumpling wrappers but they are round in shape (hence smaller and harder to fold). If you use wonton skin like I did, buy those wonton skins which are not yellowish, but pale white or grayish white in color.
Nutrition
Serving: 16dumplings | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g