Name: Shrimp and Pork Dumplings
Prep time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Oriental
Ingredients: 1/2 kilos ground pork; 1/4 kilos shrimp, peeled, deveined; 1/2 cups water chestnuts, canned; 6 shiitake mushrooms; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, mirin; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoons pepper; 1 tablespoon chives, chopped; 2 tablespoons ginger, shredded; 1 egg white, beaten; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/2 cups carrot, grated; 30 gyoza, or wontons for the dumplings

Preparation

Chop the pork with a fork to separate it. Place it in a bowl and add the shrimp (dry; if they are wet, first use a paper towel to absorb the moisture). Chop the shrimp very finely (it should be almost like a paste). Add the meat to the chopped water chestnuts and finely chopped mushrooms. Add the rest of the ingredients (soy sauce, rice vinegar, salt, sesame oil, sugar, pepper, scallions, ginger, egg white, and cornstarch). Mix well. To prepare the dumplings, place the dumpling dough (available at an Asian supermarket) and put a tablespoon of the filling you prepared in the center. Put a little water on the edge of the dough and seal it by forming pleats around it. Continue with the rest of the dumplings until finished.