Steamed Shrimp Dumplings with Apricot-Soy Dipping Sauce
 
Ingredients
Steamed Shrimp Dumplings
  • 10 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and diced
  • 1 stalk of celery, diced
  • ½ red pepper, diced
  • 1 leek, white and light green portion, diced
  • ⅓ c diced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 T minced ginger
  • 1 big clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 t tamari or soy sauce
  • ½ t lime zest
  • 1 t fresh lime juice
  • 20 won ton wrappers
  • 1 lightly beaten egg + 1 T water for egg wash
Apricot-Soy Dipping Sauce
  • ⅓ all fruit apricot jam
  • 1 T tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 t rice wine vinegar
  • 1 T water
  • ½ t ginger paste (grated from a microplane)
  • 1 T scallions
Instructions
Steamed Shrimp Dumplings
  1. Place all ingredients, except for wrappers and egg wash into a food processor. Pulse several times until mixture becomes a paste.
  2. Heat a pot with an inch or two of water with your steamer. I use one with my big pot or my trusty bamboo steamer. Make egg wash.
  3. Place half of your won tons out in little rows. You will be working in an assembly fashion to make the dumplings. Place about a teaspoon of filling in the center of each wrapper. Use a pastry brush to paint the egg wash on the wrappers.
  4. Grab two diagonal corners to make a triangle and press together.
  5. Bring the remaining two corners up to the center point and press all the sides together sealing the dumplings.
  6. Repeat until all dumplings are done.
  7. Place dumplings in steamer with lid. Cook for 3-5 minutes. They will turn pinkish as the shrimp is cooked. Serve hot with dipping sauce.
Apricot-Soy Dipping Sauce
  1. Mix everything but scallions together in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir well to combine. Add scallions and dip away!
Recipe by Mamaguru at http://mamaguru.com/steamed-shrimp-dumplings-with-apricot-soy-dipping-sauce/