Here is an unusual recipe for those of you seeking to add something new and exciting into your cuisine! These steamed pork and prawn dumplings are sure to impress. This recipe for beautiful pork, prawn & goji berry steamed dumplings is featured in James Wong’s Homegrown Revolution.
Thanks so much to ethnobotanist and host of the award-winning BBC television series Grow Your Own Drugs, James Wong for sharing his recipe with us. James Wong proves that DIY gardening can be much more exciting than the usual spuds and sprouts and reveals an exciting array of unique, easy-to-grow crops to help bring home gardening into the 21st century.
Pork, Prawn & Goji Berry Steamed Dumplings Recipe
Splashed across the pages of glossy magazines for their sky-high antioxidant levels and with a dedicated celebrity following, the exotic Himalayan goji berry, you might be surprised to learn, lives a secret double life as a common, and quite often very invasive weed throughout much of the US. This super easy, very delicious dim sum treat is easier to make than you might think. Serve with soy sauce as a starter, or serve with steamed or fried rice as a meal. I hope you enjoy these super-easy dim sum dumplings enriched with the fruitiness of homegrown goji.
Serves 4 as a starter or side
Pork, Prawn & Goji Berry Steamed Dumplings Ingredients
- 100g minced pork
- 18 raw king prawns, shelled (pre-prepared)
- 2.5cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 65g fresh goji berries
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp Chinese rice wine (or mirin)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2tsp cornflour
- 20 wonton wrappers
How To Make Steamed Pork And Prawn Dumplings
Start by pulling the pork and prawns in a food processor for about 1 minute or until the mixture looks roughly chopped and well combined. Aim for a chunky texture a bit like minced beef.
Tip the mixture into a mixing bowl and squeeze in the juice from the grated ginger, discarding the fibre. Add the spring onion, garlic, goji berries (keep a handful back for decoration), soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine. Sprinkle in the sugar and cornflour and then roll up your sleeves and mix well with your fingertips to combine.
Brush around the edges of each wonton wrapper with a few drops of water (use a brush or your fingers). Dollop a tablespoon of the mixture in the centre, lifting up the edges of the wrapper around the filling, creating pleated folds (almost like a mini pork pie without the lid).
Top each dumpling dumpling with a fresh goji berry and steam on high heat for 10-15 minutes.
Serve the Pork, Prawn & Goji Berry Steamed Dumplings with soy sauce as a starter, or for the true domestic gods or goddesses among you, with several other plates of freshly made dim sum.
Printable Pork Prawn Dumpling Recipe
Steamed Pork And Prawn Dumplings
Ingredients
- 100g minced pork
- 18 raw king prawns, shelled (pre-prepared)
- 2.5cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 65g fresh goji berries
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp Chinese rice wine (or mirin)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 20 wonton wrappers
Instructions
- Start by pulling the pork and prawns in a food processor for about 1 minute or until the mixture looks roughly chopped and well combined. Aim for a chunky texture a bit like minced beef.
- Tip the mixture into a mixing bowl and squeeze in the juice from the grated ginger, discarding the fibre. Add the spring onion, garlic, goji berries (keep a handful back for decoration), soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine. Sprinkle in the sugar and cornflour and then roll up your sleeves and mix well with your fingertips to combine.
- Brush around the edges of each wonton wrapper with a few drops of water (use a brush or your fingers). Dollop a tablespoon of the mixture in the centre, lifting up the edges of the wrapper around the filling, creating pleated folds (almost like a mini pork pie without the lid).
Nutrition Facts
Steamed Pork And Prawn Dumplings
Serves: 4
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Amount Per Serving: 5 wantons
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| Calories | 627.53 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 7.1 g | 10.8% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.75 g | 5% | |
| Trans Fat 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol 64.17 mg | 21.3% | |
| Sodium 1386.24 mg | 57.8% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 110.48 g | 36.7% | |
| Dietary Fiber 5.38 g | 20% | |
| Sugars 9.75 g | ||
| Protein 27.69 g | ||
| Vitamin A 2.82 % | Vitamin C 11.51 % | |
| Calcium 13.99 % | Iron 39.43 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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From goji berries and sweet potatoes to cucamelons and electric daisies, James Wong‘s Homegrown Revolution (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of Orion Publishing, November 2013) by James Wong presents a revolutionary, yet accessible approach to edible gardening. Packed with stunning photographs, delicious recipes and useful tips, James Wong’s Homegrown Revolution will inspire newbie growers and seasoned veterans alike.
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