Pork and Chives Dumplings

1. 1

   Combine the all-purpose flour and warm water in a spacious bowl. Work the mixture with your hands until a smooth dough is created, cover it, and set aside for 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Slice the Chinese chives into fine pieces and finely chop the garlic.

3. 3

   Put the ground pork, Chinese chives, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and egg into a medium-sized bowl. Stir rapidly in a single direction until the filling gets sticky and binds together.

4. 4

   Cut the rested dough into 32 portions of equal size. Flatten every piece into a thin round shape, ensuring the outer borders are less thick than the middle.

5. 5

   Spoon a small portion of the pork mixture onto the middle of each wrapper, then fold them and pinch pleats along the borders to secure the contents completely.

6. 6

   Boil the dumplings using a large pot of bubbling water for 5-8 minutes until they rise to the surface and the pork is fully cooked, or pan-fry them in a skillet.

Recipe by @lilacdiaries.com on TikTok. See the original for their notes and tips.