Chinese Chicken Dumplings

Overview

Healthy steamed dumplings made from ground chicken makes very good appetizer. You can pan fry these dumplings too to change the texture of these dumplings. I created two batches one steamed and one pan fried. Served with this spicy soya sauce this makes a very delicious appetizer.

Chicken Dumplings - Steamed and Pan fried

Ingredients

All purpose four - 1 cup

Vegetable oil - 2 teaspoon

Ground Chicken - 1 pound

Green onions - 4 stems finely chopped

Cilantro - 2 tablespoons

Garlic - 1 clove finely chopped

Ginger 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped

Red onion - 1 medium sized finely chopped

Sesame oil - 1 tablespoon

Fresh ground pepper  - 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Ingredients for sauce

1/4 cup soya sauce

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 garlic cloves finely chopped

Jalepeno or thai chilly finely chopped 1 - 2

Steps

1. For the dough mix flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon vegetable oil and enough water to make a smooth dough. Knead well and keep to rest for one hour. 

2. Mix all the ingredients with the ground chicken and keep aside. 

3. Knead dough some more to make a smooth elastic dough and make small balls. Roll to small rounds. Place a tablespoon of meat mixture at centre. wet half circle of the tip of the circle with water and  and fold down the stuck it. wet the round again and and keep folding to make dumpling shape

4. Steam in  steamer and  use with sauce

5. Steamed dumpling can be added to a pan with one teaspoon oil and browned too.

Serve hot with dipping sauce.