Chinese Dumplings/jaozi

Total Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package dumpling wrappers
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 2 cups chinese cabbage
• 1/4 cup onion
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sesame seed oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons chicken soup base

Recipe

• 1 finely dice cabbage and onions.
• 2 mix all the filling ingredients together except the cabbage, add cabbage only when you’re about to wrap it.
• 3 fill and fold wrappers in half. pinch sides to ensure they won't break open during cooking.
• 4 put enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan, layer the jiao zi, and then brown the bottom (should take about 1 minute or until the bottom of the jiao zi is brown with highest heat),
• 5 add one tablespoon of water and cover the pan quickly to let the jiao zi be cooked by the steam.
• 6 turn the stove to medium until they are cooked (roughly two or three minutes at least). if you’re not sure if they’re cooked, taste one and see.
• 7 enjoy :-).