Chicken Dumpling Delight

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Step 1

Blend the chicken mince, chopped spring onions, grated ginger and garlic, finely chopped carrot, cornflour, pink salt, black pepper, soy sauce, and some fresh coriander leaves in a bowl. Stir everything together until well combined and set it aside.

Step 2

For the dough, dissolve a little pink salt in water. In another bowl, put the all-purpose flour and slowly add the salted water, mixing as you go until it forms a dough. Knead it until it’s smooth and a bit firm.

Step 3

Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for about 30 minutes. Then, take it out and knead again with slightly wet hands for 2-3 minutes. Cover it back up and let it rest for another 15 minutes.

Step 4

Divide the dough into small 20g balls. Roll each ball out into a 4-inch circle, dusting with cornflour to keep things from sticking.

Step 5

Scoop some filling onto each dough circle, brush water around the edges, then fold and pinch the edges together to seal your dumplings. This should make about 22-24 dumplings.

Step 6

Bring water to a boil in a wok or large pan, then place the dumplings inside, cover, and steam them on low heat for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.

Step 7

While the dumplings steam, heat some cooking oil in a small pan. Fry chopped onion, garlic, star anise, and cinnamon sticks until they turn lightly golden. Strain the oil and mix it with crushed red chili and salt to make your chili oil.

Step 8

For the dipping sauce, combine minced garlic, chopped spring onion, the chili oil you just made, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl. Drizzle some chili oil and the sauce over the cooked dumplings, sprinkle with green onion, and enjoy!