Hui-style Lamb Jiaozi (chinese Dumplings)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground goat meat
• 1/4 lb minced lamb fat or 1/4 lb goat fat
• 4 green onions, chopped finely
• 10 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 4 green chilies, chopped finely (jalapeno's are best)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 100 dumpling wrappers

Recipe

• 1 grind the meat and the fat. in a large bowl, combine them with the other ingredients and mix.
• 2 make the dumplings: take a small chunk of the meat mixture and put it in a dumpling wrapper. pinch the dumpling together on the sides, and use a little water to make it stick.
• 3 boil a big pot of water and throw the dumplings into it. boil them in small batches until they float. scoop out with a slotted spoon or strainer.
• 4 serve in a bowl with a little of the cooking water over them covered with chopped chilis and cilantro, or on a plate. serve with soy sauce, vinegar, raw garlic, chopped ginger, chili sauce.