Chinese Chive Dumplings (Jiu Cai Jiao)

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce I prefer low-sodium
• 1 teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/3 pound shrimp fresh, peeled, deveined, and cut into ¼-inch pieces, 4 ½ ounces net weight
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 pinches black pepper or white
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon canola oil or other neutral tasting oil
• 1 tablespoon dried shrimp finely chopped, optional
• 6 ounces chinese chives aka garlic chives, trimmed of thicker bottom portion, cut into ½-inch lengths, about 1 ¾ cups
• salt unchecked▢, optional
• 4 1/2 ounces wheat starch
• 2 1/4 ounces tapioca starch
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup water just-boiled, let boiled water cool for a couple minutes before measuring and using
• 4 teaspoons canola oil
• canola oil unchecked▢, for pan-frying
• soy sauce unchecked▢, for dipping
• chile garlic sauce unchecked▢, homemade or store-bought, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 250 calories
• Carbohydrate : 20 grams
• Cholesterol : 55 milligrams
• Fat : 15 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 9 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1 grams
• Sodium : 740 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams