Pork and Chives Dumpling Filling Recipe

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Category
Main Dish
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Cusine
American
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 pound Chinese chives, finely sliced
1/2 pound fatty ground pork
1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 tablespoon sugar, or more to taste
2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine
2 tablespoons pork stock or water
about 1 teaspoon ginger, minced or grated with a microplane grater
Directions
Mix all ingredients well in a medium-sized mixing bowl. To taste for seasoning, place a 1/2 teaspoon-sized amount of filling on a microwaveable plate and microwave until cooked, about 10 seconds. Taste, then adjust mixture with more salt or sugar. If not using immediately, cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until you are ready to use, up to 24 hours. To make and cook dumplings, follow this recipe for homemade dumplings, starting with step 4.