Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

“I love dumplings and have come up with this recipe using all ingredients that I like. The dumplings consist of pork, shrimp, watercress, water chestnuts, and assorted seasonings, and they are absolutely delicious!”

Ingredients:

• 1/4 pound
  
  ground pork


• 1 cup
  
  chopped watercress


• 1/2 (8 ounce) can
  
  water chestnuts, drained and chopped


• 1/4 cup
  
  chopped green onions


• 1 tablespoon
  
  oyster sauce


• 1 1/2 tablespoons
  
  sesame oil


• 1 teaspoon
  
  minced garlic


• 1 teaspoon
  
  soy sauce


• 1/8 teaspoon
  
  ground white pepper


• 1/8 teaspoon
  
  salt


• 1 (16 ounce) package
  
  round dumpling skins


• 1 pound
  
  peeled and deveined medium shrimp

Directions:

• In a large bowl , combine the pork , watercress , water chestnuts , green onions, oyster sauce , sesame oil, garlic , soy sauce, ground white pepper and salt and mix well.


• Show 1/2 teaspoon of filling on each dumpling skin . Showing 1 shrimp on the filling , the edge of the dumpling slightly damp skin fold and pinch with your fingers to form a seal all the way around .


• To cook : Pan fry the dumplings in a large skillet over medium heat with oil for 15 minutes, turning over halfway through or in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes; Drain and serve in the hot chicken broth .

Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings