Lai Lai Hunan Dumplings

• Dipping Sauce
• soya sauce↗4 teaspoons
• peanut butter↗4 ounces
• vegetable oil↗1⁄2 cup
• straw mushrooms, chopped4 teaspoons
• white sugar↗4 teaspoons
• chili oil4 teaspoons
• Dumplings
• ground pork↗1⁄2 lb
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• sesame oil↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• soya sauce↗1 teaspoon
• white pepper1⁄2 teaspoon
• thin wonton skins↗36

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   To prepare sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

2. 2

   If I'm short on time, I buy some potsticker dumplings from our local dumpling shoppe. When I have time, I prepare make at home dumplings:.

3. 3

   Finely chop ground pork. Combine pork, soya sauce, salt, white pepper and sesame oil.

4. 4

   Put a small amount of filling in centre of wonton skin, enclose to make a ball-like shape, sealing the skins with a little water. Leave one corner flap extended like a "tail".

5. 5

   Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Put a batch of dumplings in water and boil them until they pop to the surface.

6. 6

   Remove with a slotted spoon and serve with dipping sauce.