Dumplings: A Visit to the Far East

My brother was home for the weekend and in honor of his visit I decided to make Chinese Dumplings for a cocktail party we were scheduled to attend later that evening. We decided to go with a combination filling which included shrimp, pork & vegetables. Using wonton wrappers which you can get in your local grocery store, we blended together the proteins with sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cilantro & special seasonings.

We decided to try and make a Shumai shape as well as a traditional "Dumpling" shape. We also used an egg wash to help seal the filling inside the wrapper. The egg wash also helped with the golden brown finish. We pan fried the dumplings in a combination of Sesame & Peanut Oil.

Shumai

We plated the dumplings and served them with a choice of 3 Dipping Sauces (not pictured) 1)Sweet Chili 2) Soy 3) Gau Lau's Special Sauce

Dumplings pictured alongside 2 Chinese Vases we received from Tyler as a gift from his most recent trip to China in January