Pork Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground pork
• ½ c. napa cabbage, shredded
• ½ c. carrots, shredded
• ⅓ c green onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp ginger, minced
• ¼ c. soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp rice wine 
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 pkg dumpling or wonton wrappers
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine, garlic and ginger.
2. In a medium sized bowl mix pork, cabbage, carrots and green onion. 
3. Incorporate sauce into the pork and vegetable mix.   It should not be dry, nor saturated.  
4. Spoon 1 tsp of filling into a dumpling wrapper. Fold the wrapper diagonally into a triangle, and press together.  Then bring the two corners of the long side of the triangle together to create a pouch. 
5. Heat cooking oil in a large pan over medium heat.   
6. Put the prepared dumplings in the pan, leaving about 1 inch between each one.
7. Add one cup of water to the pan and cover.  Leave to steam for about 10 minutes.  
8. Remove the lid, and allow to cook, uncovered for another 3 minutes.  
9. Serve and enjoy.