Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings Recipe
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!
- Preparation Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients for making Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings
- ¼ pound ground pork
- 1 cup chopped watercress
- ½ (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 (16 ounce) package round dumpling skins
- 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
Directions for making Cantonese Style Pork and Shrimp Dumplings
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 234
- Total Fat 6g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 81mg
- Sodium 402mg
- Total Carbohydrate 28g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Total Sugars 0g
- Protein 16g
- Vitamin C 3mg
- Calcium 53mg
- Iron 3mg
- Potassium 187mg
