Main Ingredients:
Minced Meat: 150g; Water Chestnuts: 4 pieces; Chinese Chives: 250g; Spring Onion: half; Egg: 1.
Seasonings:
Sesame Oil: as needed; Salt: a little; Pepper: a little; Cooking Wine: as needed.
Taste: Savory; Cooking Method: Steaming; Cooking Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.
Detailed Steps for Making Steamed Water Chestnut Dumplings
Mix minced meat with cooking wine, pepper, salt, sesame oil, and egg yolk in a clockwise direction until well combined, then add chopped water chestnuts.
Wash and chop the Chinese chives.
Mix chopped Chinese chives, minced meat, and chopped water chestnuts evenly to make the filling.
Combine egg white with flour to make a dough of moderate consistency. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Wrap the dough into basic dumplings.
Heat the steamer, then steam the dumplings for 10 minutes.
Remove the finished dumplings from the steamer.
