Name: Pork dumplings
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 250g minced pork; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; a large knob ginger, finely grated; a large handful chives, finely chopped, plus more to serve; enough for 20 dumplings dumpling wrappers; soy sauce, chinkiang black vinegar (balsamic vinegar works well as a substitute), chiu chow chilli oil, to serve

250g minced pork
3 cloves garlic
crushed
a large knob ginger
finely grated
a large handful chives
finely chopped, plus more to serve
enough for 20 dumplings dumpling wrappers
soy sauce, chinkiang black vinegar (balsamic vinegar works well as a substitute), chiu chow chilli oil
to serve

Method

step 1
In a bowl, mix together the minced pork, garlic, ginger, chives and lots of seasoning. Put a dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand and put a heaped tsp of the pork mixture in the middle. Dip a finger in water and run it around the edge of the dumpling wrapper. Bring all of the corners up to seal the pork in.
step 2
Put the dumpling onto a baking tray lightly dusted with flour, to prevent them sticking, and repeat with the remaining mixture – you should have enough for 20 dumplings. Cook the dumplings in a large pan of boiling water for 5-6 minutes or until the dumplings are cooked through. Drain well and divide between plates. Top with soy sauce, chinkiang black vinegar, chiu chow chilli oil and more finely chopped chives.