Meat Dumplings are also called Chow-Tse.  These Chinese meat dumplings are served as an appetizer or can be served as an entrée.

Dough Recipe:

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups sifted flour
2. Pinch of Salt
3. ½ cup boiling water

Directions:

1. Put flour in a bowl and add salt and boiling water.
2. Stir well with a chopstick.  Pour mixture onto a floured board.  Knead for 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.
3. Cover dough with a damp cloth and let stand for at least 10 minutes.
4. Roll dough into long sausage shape that is about 1 inch in diameter.
5. Cut the strip of dough into 24 equal pieces.
6. Each piece of dough must be rolled into a circular shape until it is very thin and about 3 inches in diameter.  The center must be thicker than the edges.

Filling Recipe:

Ingredients:

1. ½ pound celery cabbage blanched in boiling water for 1 minute and then rinsed in cold water
2. ½ pound minced pork
3. ½ teaspoon ginger, chopped fine
4. ½ teaspoon scallion, chopped fine
5. 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
6. 1 teaspoon sherry
7. 2 tablespoon salad oil
8. 1 teaspoon salt
9. 4 ounces shrimp, shelled, deveined and chopped
10. 2 tablespoons vinegar
11. 2 tablespoons ginger the is shredded

Directions:

Wring cabbage in a cloth to remove water and then chop fine.

Combine cabbage with pork, ginger, and scallion, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, sherry, oil, salt and shrimp.  Stir until thoroughly mixed.

Put 1 tablespoon of filling on each piece of dough.

Fold over into half moon shape.  Pinch edges together to seal. 

Place Chow-Tse (dumpling) on a damp cloth on a steamer tray.  Steam over boiling water for 10 minutes.

Combine 1 tablespoon soy sauce, vinegar, and shredded ginger.  Serve with Chow-Tse immediately.