Very easy to prepare this Chinese dumpling soup at home and the end result you'll get a bowl of invigorating goodness, perfect to serve on its own or with noodles.
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 40 minutesmins
Course Easy, Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 16dumplings
Ingredients
Filling
250gfresh prawns - without shell, clean and cut to pieces
100gminced pork/ground pork
2pieceswater chestnut - peeled and chopped
5gblack fungus (wood ears) - soaked in water for 10 mins then shredded
Seasoning
1tspsalt
1tspsugar
1 tspchicken powder
1tsppepper
1tspcorn flour (corn starch)
1tspsesame oil
Other ingredients
1packetdumpling wrappers
some baby bok choy
some spring onion for garnishing - cut finely
800mlchicken broth - Swanson brand
800mlwater
Instructions
Place prawns, minced pork and water chestnut with the seasoning in a food processor and blend coarsely, leaving some prawn cubes behind. Then transfer prawn mixture into a large bowl and mix in shredded black fungus (didn't add mushroom). Stir the mixture with a pair of chopsticks in one direction until sticky. Cover and chill for about 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
Place about a tablespoon of the filling (do not overfill) in the middle of the wrapper and moisten the edge with little water. Fold it up over, use your fingers to make some pleats on one side of the wrapper (no need to be perfect), fold up and seal tightly. (or just fold up the wrapper without the pleating). Repeat the same until you use up the ingredients.
Bring the chicken broth and water to boil. Drop in the dumplings and bok choy. Boil for about a few minutes until dumplings float to the top (about 3-5 minutes). Then transfer dumplings and bok choy into serving bowls, then ladle chicken soup over dumplings. Garnish with some spring onion and serve immediately.