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Shrimp and Yellow ChiveDumplingsMy favorite dumpling restaurant, Dumpling10053, located in El Monte,California, inspires this recipe !his little dumpling"oint serves perfect Shrimpand Yellow Chive Dumplings Yellow chives are notcommonl# availa$le inregular supermar%ets, so #ou can adapt the recipeusing the regular Chinesechives or garlic chives, or even green onion, which is"ust as tast# & prefer m#'omemade Dumpling (rappers )page 31* for thisrecipe $ecause the te+tureof the wrapper is "ust $etter overallMakes 20 or serves 6 as an appetizer or snack20 store-bought jiaozi or pot sticker wrappers or

homemade dumplingrappers !page "#$% cups !# liter$ water, for boiling#&2 cup !#2' ml$ dumpling dipping (auce !below$, fordipping)illing* oz !2'0 g$ shelled and deveined medium-sized rawshrimp# tablespoon chopped yellow chives !#&2 in+2' cm

lengths$# teaspoon oil#&% teaspoon salt#&% teaspoon chicken bouillon powder#&% teaspoon sh sauce#&2 teaspoon hinese rice wine or sherry

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#&% teaspoon sugar#&2 teaspoon sesame oil" dashes white pepper#&2 teaspoon oil

#!o ma%e the illing, treat the shrimp according to -'ow toMa%e Shrimp .ounc#/ onpage 13 !his is an optional step2 Cut 3 portion of the shrimp into 2 pieces in eual lengthsSmash and pound theremaining 13 portion of the shrimp using the $ac% of aChinese cleaver and then mince itwith the cleaver a few times )refer to picture guide on page4* lternativel#, #ou can

use a food processor to mince the 13 portion of the shrimp" Com$ine the shrimp and all the ingredients together Chillthe illing in the refrigeratorfor 30 minutes%!o assem$le the Shrimp and Yellow Chive Dumpling, place apiece of dumpling wrapperon #our palm and spoon a$out 1 heaping teaspoon of theilling onto the wrapper Do notover6ll Dip #our inde+ 6nger into a small $owl of water andcircle around the outer edgesof the dumpling wrapper old the dumpling over to form ahalf7moon shape inish $#pressing the edges with #our thum$ and inde+ 6nger toensure that the dumpling issealed tightl# and there is no lea%age 8epeat the same forthe remaining wrappers andilling 9lace the dumplings on a :oured surface or $a%ing

sheet Cover them with a damp%itchen towel to prevent dr#ing' .ring the water to a $oil in a pot ;entl# transfer thewrapped dumplings into the$oiling water and $oil until the dumplings :oat to the top,a$out 3 minutes

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6 8emove the dumplings with a slotted spoon, draining thee+cess water, then serveimmediatel# with the Dumpling Dipping Sauce