Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb plain (all-purpose) flour

• 1 sachet easy-mix yeast

• 10 ml/2 tsp caster sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt  

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cup warm milk or water

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 225 g/8 oz minced (ground) beef

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 pieces stem ginger, chopped

• 50 g/2 oz cashews, chopped

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp five-spice powder

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp hoisin sauce

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp wine vinegar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and warm milk or water and knead to a smooth dough. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.

2. Heat the oil and fry the beef until lightly browned. Add the onion, ginger, cashews, five-spice powder, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and wine vinegar and bring to the boil.

3. Mix the corn-flour and water, stir into the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Leave to cool. Shape the dough into 16 balls.

4. Press flat, spoon some filling into each and close the dough around the filling. Put in a steam basket in a wok or pan, cover and steam over salted water for about 30 minutes.