Chinese Dumplings

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Ingredients

140 grams plain flour
120 milliliters hot water
Finely chopped fresh chives
1 table spoon of fresh ginger
2 -3 bulbs of garlic
Finely chopped spring onions
250 grams minced pork
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon each black pepper & salt

Prep Work (about 1 hour and 20 minutes)

Step 1) Gradually stir in the hot water into the flour and keep stirring with a chop sticks or a fork until you have a stretchy dough consistency.
Step 2) Flour your hands, knead the dough for about 5 minutes, make sure you have flour on the surface so it doesn’t stick to your hands.
Step 3) Once kneaded, leave it to chill for at least 20 minutes.
Step 4) Chop all remaining ingredients to make the filling; mix it together in a bowl.
Step 5) Cover filling and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least half an hour.

Fun Part – Making the dumplings! (25 minutes)

Step 1) Using a floured rolling pin, flatten out the dough to make your dumpling wraps to about 2 millimeters in thickness.
Step 2) Use a cup or a circular cutter to cut out the wraps.
Step 3) Add a small amount of the pork filling onto the center of the wrap.
Step 4) Center fold the dumplings then fold in the sides and press the edges with a tiny amount of water.

Cooking the Dumplings

Step 1) Add a thin layer of oil in to a pan.
Step 2) Place your dumplings on to the pan.
Step 3) Let it sizzle for 2 minutes.
Step 4) Add about 2 centimeters of water and place a lid on the pan.

Step 5) Remove lid when all water has evaporated.
Dumplings may be served with noodle soup, or any way you prefer.