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Shao Mai Dumplings

By Max Chan, from the Max Chan collection

Ingredients

	1	lb. ground turkey or pork
	6	dried Chinese black mushrooms, softened (see Note), stems removed, finely diced
	½	cup chopped fresh or canned water chestnuts
	1	cup raw prawns, shelled, deveined, and chopped
	1	Tbsp. minced or grated fresh ginger
	1	Tbsp. garlic
	2	Tbsp. soy sauce
	2	Tbsp. Chinese rice wine (shaoxing wine) or dry Sherry
	1½	tsp. sesame oil
	½	tsp. sugar
	¼	tsp. black pepper
	2	egg whites
	1½	tsp. cornstarch
	30 to 40	shao mai or gyoza wrappers/skins (see Note)

Steps

In a bowl, place the ground turkey or pork with the mushrooms, water chestnuts, and prawns. Mix well, then add all the remaining ingredients except the wrappers. Stir vigorously in one direction; this will keep the filling fluffy. (If the filling is mixed in various directions, the filling will flatten and toughen.)
Place a tablespoon of filling in the middle of each wrapper and gather the edges of the skin around the filling; pinch the wrappers shut. Steam the dumplings over high heat in a bamboo steamer or double boiler for about 15 minutes, until done. Serve warm.

Notes

To soften dried mushrooms, soak in warm water for 30 minutes.

Shao mai skins and gyoza wrappers are often shelved near the tofu in supermarkets.

Culinate editor’s note: You’ll need to moisten the edges of the gyoza wrappers with a wet fingertip in order to get the folded wrappers to stick together before steaming.

This content is from the Max Chan collection.

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