Steamed Pork Dumpling

Today after work I suddenly had the urge to try something completely new. And I don't know if I was drawing inspiration from the cooking asia club at my school that my best friend is apart of or if I was just craving Chinese food, but I decided that I was determined to make pork dumplings. 

Steamed Pork Dumplings 

2 clove garlic - minced 

1 teaspoon ginger - minced 

2 tablespoons sesame oil 

2-3 scallions 

12 ounces ground pork 

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 

3 teaspoons soy sauce 

1 package wonton wrappers 

In a saute pan, combine the garlic, ginger, sesame oil and scallions and cook for a minute or two until fragrant, let cool for a minute. In a medium sized bowl mix together the scallion mixture, ground pork, hoisin and soy sauce. Season with black pepper. Fill wonton wrappers with a small spoonful of filling and fold in half into triangles. In a sauce pot with a metal steamer inside, bring enough water to just touch the bottom of steamer to a boil. Fill with as many dumplings as will fit in one layer and cover pot and steam for 10-11 minutes. Serve with a sauce of soy sauce, hoisin and sriracha ( I didn't measure anything for sauce, just added till it tasted how I wanted). 

After searching for an hour in my neighborhood for ingredients I definitely was tired. This recipe is definitely one of the most difficult things I've made but it was probably ten times harder because of my exhaustion. So as I am falling asleep while writing this, I am hoping that I can come up with something to make tomorrow that will be a little easier for an after work recipe. So till then, 

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!