Momo Dumplings (Bhutan)

Name: Momo Dumplings (Bhutan)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 dozen dumplings
Ingredients: 1/2 lb yak meat or 1/2 lb beef, ground; 1/2 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely minced; 1 ounce Chinese wine (xiaoshing); 2 teaspoons flour; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, finely minced; 1 (12 ounce) package wonton wrappers; 1 few large lettuce or 1 cabbage leaf; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon chili oil

Submitted by GiddyUpGo

"I used this recipe for week 31 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Bhutan is my 31st stop. Unless otherwise noted, my Travel by Stove recipes are taken from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients. MoMo dumplings are traditionally made with yak, but beef is also eaten in Bhutan and is an acceptable substitute in case you can't get yak in your area."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 4 dozen dumplings

ingredients

For the dumplings
¹⁄₂ lb yak meat or 1/2 lb beef, ground
¹⁄₂ onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 ounce Chinese wine (xiaoshing)
2 teaspoons flour
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, finely minced
1 (12 ounce) package wonton wrappers
1 few large lettuce or 1 cabbage leaf
For the dipping sauce
¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
¹⁄₄ cup rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili oil

directions

With your hands, thoroughly mix the ground meat with the onion, garlic, xiaoshing, flour, soy sauce and jalapeno.
Lay out a few of the wonton wrappers and spoon a small amount of the filling into the center of each.
Fold the wonton wrapper in two and then pinch the edges to make a tight seal.
Line your steamer basket with the cabbage or lettuce leaves.
Add the dumplings (don't let them overlap) and steam for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix the dipping sauce ingredients.
Serve the dumplings hot with the dipping sauce.

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GiddyUpGo

I am a mother of two with another one on the way! I am married to an Englishman and we own a small business in our local area. We live in a very small town called Rough and Ready (yes there really is a place called Rough and Ready!) I am a part-time writer and full time mom. My kids were born 15 months apart and keep me so busy I barely have enough time to cook and no time at all for my other passion, horseback riding. I once had four horses but am down to two; my Arab mare Argo and old Denver. Both of them spend the vast majority of their time standing around in my back yard eating hay. I get to feed them and look at them, but until my kids are all in school (and I stop having more kids) that's about it. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">

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