My brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins all participated in our New Year’s Eve dumpling making tradition. My mom always served as the leader and organizer.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal live. John 3:16 (NIV)

When I was old enough my mother passed down to me her recipe and techniques for making tasty traditional Chinese dumplings. Today I would like to share that with you. I hope you enjoy these healthy, tasty treats. Perhaps they can become part of your own family’s tradition on Chinese New Year.

Traditional Chinese Dumplings

Serves 6 people:

• 1/2 pound ground pork or ground lamb
• 2 1/2 pounds Chinese Napa Cabbage or 1/2 pound of
  garlic chives
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
• 1 bundle green onions
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon cooking wine
• 1 pack of dumpling wraps
• Black pepper to taste

Chopping:

Wash the vegetables (green onion and Napa or chives) and allow them to air dry. After drying, chop the vegetables to small pieces approximately ¼ inch in diameter. Finely chop the ginger.

Mixing:

Place the meat in a bowl. Add the ginger, green onion, soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Add the Napa or chives and mix again.

Note: If you use Chinese Napa as the vegetable, after chopping but before mixing with the meat, season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and let rest at room temperature about 20-30 minutes. Drain the Napa before adding to the meat.

Assembly:

Moisten the edges of the wrap with water. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the mixture into the middle of the wrap. Fold the wrap in half and pinch the edges together to form a sealed pocket. Repeat until all of the ingredients have been used.

Cooking:

Drop into a pot of boiling water and cook for about 15 minutes until they float to the surface. Be sure meat is sufficient heated to kill any bacteria.

Serving:

Serve with soy sauce or dip of your choice

Enjoy the dumplings!!

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