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      Title: CHINESE: STEAMED TRANSLUCENT DUMPLING - FUN G
 Categories: Dumplings, Chinese, Appetizers, Ethnic
      Yield: 2 servings
 
      6    Dried Chinese black
           -mushrooms
      6 oz Shrimp, shelled and deveined
      1 ts Salt
  1 1/2 tb Peanut oil
      6 oz Ground pork butt
    1/4 c  Finely diced bamboo shoots
    1/4 c  Finely diced water
           -chestnuts, preferably fresh
      2    Green onions, chopped
      2 ts Sugar
    1/4 ts White pepper
      1 tb Shao Hsing rice wine or dry
           -sherry
  1 1/2 ts Light soy sauce
      2 ts Cornstarch
      2 tb Chicken stock
      2 tb Coarsely chopped fresh
           -coriander leaves
 
  These dumplings make great finger food for a cocktail
  party. They can be prepared entirely in advance and
  reheated a few minutes before serving. The wheat
  starch wrappers have an interesting chewy texture, a
  unique translucent appearance and are absorbent of
  flavors. Roll out the wrappers as thin as possible;
  otherwise they come out rubbery.
  
  Wheat Starch Wrappers (see recipe) Vegetable oil Light
  soy sauce, for dipping Chinese mustard, for dipping
  
  Cover mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes or until
  soft and pliable. Remove and squeeze out excess water
  from the mushrooms. Cut off the stems at the base and
  discard them. Finely mince the caps.
  
  Toss the shrimp with salt and let them stand 10
  minutes. Rinse well with cold water, pat dry
  thoroughly. Coarsely mince.
  
  Preheat a wok or skillet. when hot, add the peanut
  oil. over medium- high heat, add the mushrooms,
  shrimps, pork butt, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts,
  and half the green onions; stir-fry until the pork
  turns white. Season with the sugar, white pepper, wine
  and soy sauce. Combine the cornstarch and chicken
  stock in a small bowl and mix until smooth; pour into
  wok. Stir fry for 1 minute longer. Remove the mixture
  to a shallow plate and mix in the remaining green
  onion and coriander. Allow the filling to cool, then
  refrigerate it until needed.
  
  Makes almost 2 cups of filling.
  
  Prepare the Wheat Starch Wrapper dough.  Pinch off
  1-inch balls of dough. Lightly oil the ball and
  flatten it into a thin 3 1/2-inch circle. An oiled
  Chinese cleaver is traditionally used; however, a
  tortilla press or a rolling pin works.  Put 1 large
  teaspoon of filling in the center of the circle.  Fold
  it in half and pinch the edges to seal the filling
  inside. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
  
  Place dumplings without touching each other on a
  lightly oiled bamboo steamer (or a heat resistant
  plate). Steam over boiling water for 3 minutes. Serve
  hot, dipped in light soy sauce and Chinese mustard.
  Serve with Chinese Mustard, for dipping.
  
  Makes 2 1/2 dozen dumplings.
  
  Posted by Stephen Ceideburg. Reposted by Fred Peters.
 
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