Crispy Fried Pork Dumplings

These Chinese dumplings are filled with pork mince, green onions and fresh ginger before hitting the wok to be deep-fried to a crisp and golden brown. The satisfying experience doesn't reach its peak until you dip it into our invigorating vinegar and light soy sauce concoction – a mixture that has come through for numerous other Chinese delicacies such as xiao long baos, spring rolls and more.

Yield: Makes 24
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Difficulty Level: 2/5

Ingredients

• 450 g minced pork
• ¼ cup finely chopped garlic chives
• 3 green onions, chopped finely
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger (10 g), grated coarsely
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsps light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
• 2 tsps sesame oil
• 24 gow gee wrappers
• 1 green onion (scallion), sliced thinly
• Peanut oil, for deep-frying

SOY DIPPING SAUCE

• 2 tbsps light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Steps

01. Combine pork, chives, onion, ginger, sugar, sauce, cooking wine and sesame oil in a large bowl. Place 1 level tbsp of filling in the centre of each wrapper. Moisten the edge of the wrappers with a little water; press and pleat edges together to seal.

02. Heat the peanut oil in a wok over medium heat until temperature reaches 180 C on a sugar thermometer (or until a small cube of white bread turns golden in about 15 secs). Deep-fry dumplings, in batches, turning until golden. Drain dumplings on paper towel.

03. Meanwhile, make soy dipping sauce. Combine ingredients in a small bowl.

04. Thinly slice a couple of green onions length-ways, and place in water. Refrigerate the strips until curled.

05. Serve dumplings with dipping sauce. Garnish with green onion (scallion) curls.

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