Cabbage Dumplings

These soft and tasty dumplings are filled with tender slices of cabbage and juicy bits of shrimp. Pop them in your steamer till they're nice and hot then serve them with your favorite dipping sauces.
Ingredient:
12 oz Cooked Shrimps (peeled) 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Sugar 1-2 pinch pepper 1 tsp Cornflour 3 oz Carrots (parboiled and finely diced) 3-5 dash Sesame Oil 1 tbsp Chopped Parsley 5 oz Strong White Flour 1/2 oz Cornflour 4 tsp Salt 7 fl Boiling Water 4 oz Lard 3-5 drops Green Food Coloring
Direction:
1. First make the filling. Roughly chop the shrimps. Add the salt, sugar, pepper and cornflour. Stir in the carrots, sesame oil and parsley; mix to bind the ingredients together. 2. Chill for 30 minutes. For the dough, sift the flour, cornfiour and salt into a large bowl. Pour in the boiling water and stir quickly, then knead the mixture with the lard on to a lightly floured surface until smooth. 3. Roll the dough into cylinder, then cut it into 40 equal portions. Flatten a portion of dough, then roll it out thinly to give a round or oval shape. 4. Put a little filling in the mlddle, then enclose lt in the dough, pressineg the edges together to make a three-sided seam. Some of the dumplings can be folded in half and the edges pinched into a frilly pattern. Alternatively, the top of the dumplings can be left. 5. Brush the very edge of the pastry with a little food colouring. Continue until all the dough and filling is used. Arrange the dumplings in a greased steamer and steak until cooked.
Difficulty:Easy Prep Time: Minutes Cook Time: Minutes Serves:40 Snacks