Chili Dipping Sauce

Makes 1/2 cup
Ingredients
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped fine
1-2 red hot chili peppers, sliced
Directions
Whisk together all the ingredients and let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

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Ginger, Chicken & Shitake Sticky Buns

Dough-Chinese Steamed Buns
Ingredients
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup warm water
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1. Mix together yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 cup warm water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
2. Mix ini [...]

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Pan Fried Chinese Mustard Dumplings with Miso Ginger Glaze

Makes about 20 dumplings
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped fine
1/2 tablespoon garlic, chopped fine
1/4 cup scallions, sliced thin
1 cup shredded baby bok choy or Chinese greens (blanched)
2 teaspoons hot Chinese mustard
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 package of Dumpling Skins (round not square)
Directions
Place all [...]

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Plum Pot Stickers with Ginger Butter

Ingredients
4 plums, deseeded and chopped fine
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
1/2 cup Japanese plum wine
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
12 dumpling wrappers, round
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons ginger, chopped fine
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon, freshly grated
Directions
In a small saute pan heat the plums butter and sugar on [...]

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Steamed Pork & Shrimp (Open) Dumplings

Serves 6
Ingredients
2 pounds ground pork
1/4 cup shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped fine
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped fine
1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped fine
1/4 cup scallions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons Chinese chives
1 tablespoon Chinese mustard
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
12 dumpling skins (round)
Beaten egg
Directions
In a medium bowl, mix pork, shrimp, scallions, garlic, ginger, chives, [...]

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