Oriental Pork Wrappers Recipes

Steps:

• Place flour in a medium bowl and stir in just enough boiling water so the flour is shaggy and all of the water is absorbed into a soft dough. Empty dough onto a smooth work surface and knead it until smooth, adding more flour as necessary to keep it from sticking. When it is as soft as an earlobe, cover the dough with plastic wrap and let rest for about 20 minutes.
• Divide dough into 16 even pieces and roll each piece into a ball before flattening each ball with the palm of your hand. Use a pastry brush to lightly coat the surface of half of the circles with oil, and place the other half of the circles on top of the oiled ones to create 8 dough sandwiches.
• Roll each sandwich into an even circle. Roll the circles out into flat tortillas about 5 inches wide. Keep the dough covered when not working with it and sandwich the uncooked pancakes between plastic wrap to keep them from drying out. The wrappers can be prepared ahead of time up to this point and frozen in plastic wrap. Be sure to separate each wrapper with plastic wrap to keep any two from sticking and then pack them in a resealable freezer bag.
• Heat a seasoned yet unoiled cast-iron frying pan over medium heat. When the bottom is hot, add 1 wrapper and slowly cook it on one side until the bottom is spotted brown and the top starts to puff up, about 1 minute. Turn the wrapper over and briefly cook it on the other side, then transfer it to a clean tea towel and cover it so that it steams lightly. Repeat with the rest of the wrappers until all are cooked and you have a stack of warm tortillas in your towel. At this point, you will be able to peel them apart, if you wish, for very thin wrappers, or keep them as is for thicker ones.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine sausage, green onions, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and garlic.
• Place 8 wonton wrappers on a clean surface and brush edges with water.
• Place 1 tablespoon of mixture in the center of each wrapper.
• Gather edges of wrapper together over filling.
• Press edges of wrappper together enclosing the filling completely.
• Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• Place a collabsible metal steamer rack in a large wide pot.
• Fill pot with 1/2 inch of water.
• Spray steamer with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bring water to a simmer.
• Working in batches, arrange dumplings on rack 1" apart.
• Cover pot with lid and steam dumplings until cooked thoroughly, about 8 minutes.
• Watch the water level and add more as needed.
• Transfer dumplings to a platter and serve with dipping sauces.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the sausage, green onions, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and garlic.
• Place 8 wonton wrappers on a clean surface and brush edges with water.
• Place 1 tablespoon of pork mixture in center of each wrapper. Gather edges of wrapper together over filling. Press edges of wrapper together, enclosing the filling completely. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• Place a collapsible metal steamer rack in a large wide pot. Fill pot with 1/2-inch water.
• Spray steamer rack with nonstick spray. Bring water to a simmer.
• Working in batches, arrange dumplings on rack 1-inch apart.
• Cover pot with lid and steam dumplings until cooked thoroughly, about 8 minutes. Watch the water level and add more as needed.
• Transfer dumplings to a platter and serve with dipping sauces.

Steps:

• Place the flour in a large bowl and set the bowl on a damp kitchen towel so it won't slip. Add the hot water in a steady stream while stirring with chopsticks or a fork. Stir until all the flour is hydrated and the mixture becomes shaggy. Let stand until cool enough to handle, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Use your hands to gather and knead the shaggy mass into a ball in the bowl. Turn out onto a work surface and knead until slightly elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. The dough should be tacky but not sticky, and it won't look completely smooth. If it sticks to the surface, flour the work surface lightly and continue kneading. Knead into a ball and cover loosely with a clean damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let stand for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Divide the dough in half. Roll one piece to a 1/16-inch thickness. You shouldn't need to flour the surface while rolling, but do so if the dough is sticking. Once the dough is thin enough, lift it off the surface, flour the surface lightly, and place the dough back down. Cut out 3 1/2-inch rounds as close together as possible, then gather the scraps and cover the rounds with the damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining dough and knead those scraps with the first batch of scraps, then let rest for 5 minutes before rerolling and cutting. (See Note for a more traditional way to roll the wrappers.) Use the wrappers immediately for dumplings, such as chile crisp dumplings.