Name: Lamb Dumpling Filling (羊肉饺子馅)
Yield: Makes enough for 60 dumplings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 egg; ½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns; 2 star anise pods; ½ teaspoon white pepper powder; 11 ounces (300 g) ground lamb (preferably a 70% lean, 30% fatty mix); ¾-inch (2 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing cooking wine; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) toasted sesame oil; 2 ounces (60 g) green cabbage, finely chopped; 2 green onions, trimmed and finely chopped; 1 teaspoon oyster sauce; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 ounces (60 g) bok choy, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes enough for
60
dumplings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Xi'an Famous Foods

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

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Ingredients

11 ounces (300 g) ground lamb (preferably a 70% lean, 30% fatty mix)
¾-inch (<

Method

Add the lamb to a large bowl.

In a blender, combine the ginger with ¼ cup (60 ml) water. Pulse until it becomes a smooth mixture.

Add the ginger to the lamb, along with the oyster sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine, white pepper powder, sugar, and ½ teaspoon of the salt. To combine, stir in one direction, as it promotes better cohesion of the filling.

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