Dan Hong’s Lamb Dumplings with Sesame Sauce and Chilli Oil are delicious garnished with julienne cucumber, finely chopped green shallots and coriander leaves. Leftover marinated lamb mince can be made into meatballs and grilled or even stir fried and served on top of some blanched noodles.
Dan Hong’s Lamb Dumplings with Sesame Sauce and Chilli Oil Recipe
Makes 30 dumplings
Ingredients:
Coriander leaves
Green shallots (scallions) finely chopped
1 cucumber cut into julienne (discard seeds)
Dumplings
500g lamb mince
30 gow gee wrappers
2 tbsp sesame oil
4 tsp salt
6 tsp sugar
2 cloves garlic finely grated
3cm piece ginger, finely grated
Chilli Oil
1 jar of “Lau Can Ma” crispy chilli oil with peanuts
300ml grapeseed oil
Sesame Sauce
150g Chinese sesame paste or smooth peanut butter as substitute
120ml black vinegar
150ml light soy sauce
100g sugar
Method:
Wearing gloves and using your hands, marinade lamb mince in a bowl with sesame oil, salt, sugar, garlic and ginger.
To make the dumplings, moisten the edges of wrappers with a little water and then place about 2 teaspoons of marinated lamb in the middle. Bring edges up and seal tightly by pressing with fingers. Store on a tray uncovered until ready to use.
For chilli oil, mix LCM with grapeseed oil and store in an airtight container.
For sesame dressing, mix all ingredients with a whisk until well combined and store in airtight container.
Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Blanch dumplings in batches for approximately 4-5 minutes. Using a spider (soft touch wire strainer),
carefully take dumplings out and place in a bowl around 7-8 dumplings per bowl. Spoon over about 5 tablespoons of sesame dressing over the dumplings, followed by 5 tablespoons of chilli oil. Garnish with julienne cucumber, scallions and coriander leaves.
Smart Tips:
- You can make these dumplings up to 3 hours ahead of time.
- The dumplings freeze well! You can boil them from frozen, just double the cooking time.
- Leftover marinated lamb mince can be made into meatballs and grilled or even stir fried and served on top of some blanched noodles.
