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Directions

  1. 1Mix the minced pork and a vegetable of your choice with seasonings.
  2. 2Soak some peppercorns with ginger in hot water and let it sit while you mix the meat.
  3. 3Halfway through mixing the meat, sift out the water from the peppercorn and ginger mixture and add it to the meat.
  4. 4Give it another quick mix until the water gets fully absorbed into the meat.
  5. 5Shape the filling into balls.
  6. 6Take dumpling wrappers or wonton wrappers and place the filling inside.
  7. 7Drizzle some oil in a pan before you pan-fry it and let the bottom crisp up.
  8. 8Add about 1/3 of a cup of water in three rounds, letting it fully absorb before adding more.
  9. 9Prepare the dipping sauce by combining 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of Chinese black vinegar.
  10. 10Pan-fry the dumplings until crispy and cooked through.
  11. 11Serve the dumplings with the dipping sauce.

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

pancast iron pan