Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add minced pork and vegetable of your choice to the pan.
- 2Add in the seasonings: soy sauce, salt, dark soy sauce, and sesame oil.
- 3Soak Sichuan peppercorn with ginger in hot water.
- 4Mix the meat filling thoroughly until well combined.
- 5Halfway through mixing, sift out the water from the Sichuan peppercorn and ginger into the meat mixture.
- 6Continue mixing until the water is fully absorbed into the meat.
- 7Shape the meat mixture into balls using a spoon and arrange them in the pan.
- 8Cover each meatball with a dumpling or wonton wrapper.
- 9Drizzle some oil over the wrapped dumplings before pan-frying to crisp up the bottom.
- 10Add water in three rounds, about 1/3 of a cup each time, covering the pan with a lid to steam the dumplings.
- 11Let the water fully absorb before adding more in each round.
Ingredients
- 1 bag dumpling wrapper or wonton wrapper
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 medium size lotus root, finely chopped (can be sub with cabbage, chive, whatever veggie you like)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp sichuan peppercorn
- 3 slices ginger
- 1 bowl hot water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
Equipment
panchopsticksbowlstrainer
Tips
- You can use any pan, but a cast iron pan makes the dumpling extra crispy.
- Let the water fully absorb before adding more in the steaming process.
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