Allan’s recipe of the week

Prawn, Pork and Chicken Dumplings

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To cook these dumplings I was able to use my Sieman’s Compact steam oven set a 100 degrees and they took eight minutes, other methods make take a little longer.

Ingredients

Protein

300 grams lean pork roughly chopped

300 grams chicken thigh fillets roughly chopped

300 grams green prawn meat

Two packets round wonton wrappers

Aromatics

2 Cloves garlic

2 Birdseye chillies

1 Stem chopped lemon grass, white part only

1 Small knob fresh ginger chopped

Salt and Pepper

Sesame oil

Olive Oil

Method

Blitz aromatics in a small food processor bowl

In a large food processor blitz chicken and pork

Add aromatics, salt and pepper, add oils, just enough to moisten a little

Add prawn meat and blitz for a few seconds, you want the prawns a little chunky

Take a tablespoon of mixture and put in the centre of a wonton skin, moisten edges with water to seal and crimp to seal

Steam in a steam oven/metal steamer pot/ bamboo steamer for 8-10 minutes. Test one to make sure it’s done, serve and enjoy.

I usually make my own dipping sauce

Palm Sugar

Fish Sauce

Lemon/Lime juice

Kaffir lime leaves

Birdseye chilli

Shred lime leaves after removing centre stem, grate palm sugar into a bowl, add equal parts fish sauce and juice. add finely chopped chilli add more fish sauce or juice to suit your taste.