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Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings

SUBMITTED BY: Vivian Lee PHOTO BY: Allrecipes

"I love dumplings and have come up with this recipe using all ingredients that I like. The dumplings consist of pork, shrimp, watercress, water chestnuts, and assorted seasonings, and they are absolutely delicious!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 15 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  50 Min
Original recipe yield 40 dumplings

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/4 pound ground pork
  • 1 cup chopped watercress
  • 1/2 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (16 ounce) package round dumpling skins
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, combine the pork, watercress, water chestnuts, green onion, oyster sauce, sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce, ground white pepper and salt and mix together well.
  2. Place 1/2 teaspoonful of this filling onto each dumpling skin. Place 1 shrimp on the filling, slightly wet the edge of the dumpling skin, fold over and pinch with your fingers to form a seal all the way around.
  3. To cook: Pan fry the dumplings in a large skillet over medium heat with oil for 15 minutes, turning over halfway through OR Place them in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes; drain and serve in hot chicken broth.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 29, 2004 by Kermie4
This recipe was really good. I cut down on the sesame oil from prior experience with it. (it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2005 by Chuck
These Dumplings are irrestible and are just like ones I had in Cantonese Style Chinese... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 1, 2006 by VORCHA
Perfecto. These have to be some of the best dumpling/wontons I have ever had. I made a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2006 by hotonpi
My wife and I made these dumplings togeher and had wonderful tme with it. We used wonton... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2006 by Carrie
I would give this 6 stars if I could. This is my new favorite recipe. It is FANTASTIC!!! My... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2006 by Kimbrotz
These were the best dumplings I ever had! The only thing I changed was I used a lb of pork... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2007 by AmyinMilwaukee
SO GOOD!!! The only thing I didn't add was the watercress (I couldn't find any at the grocery... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2006 by MissCait
INCREDIBLE! I can't say enough good things about them. They were a little bit of work but SO... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by HAWESA
These were really tasty. You don't need a lot of oil to cook them in. I also found they... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2007 by MORTENSEN