Peppermint Thai Dumplings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 5 servings

This is much easier than it sounds. These days you can buy wonton skins in the produce department of your supermarket. You can also buy wonton makers in Asian grocery stores; they make perfect wontons with no effort.

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups (1L) water

6 peppermint tea bags

1 pound (455g) ground pork or turkey

2 Tbsp (25g) diced scallions

2 Tbsp (30mL) wok oil

20 wonton skins

1/4 cup (60mL)

Apricot-Ginger wonton dipping sauce:

3 Tbsp (45mL) water

1/2 cup (120mL) light soy sauce

1 Apricot Ginger tea bag

Directions

Bring 1/2 cup (120mL) of water to a boil and add 2 of the tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes and remove the tea bags, squeezing excess liquid into the tea; then discard the bags.

Combine the tea, ground pork or turkey, scallions, and wok oil, and blend well. Place 2 Tbsp (30mL) of the mixture on each wonton skin and fold up the sides.

Place the remaining 4 tea bags in the 4 cups (.95L) water, and bring to a boil in the bottom part of a steamer. Place the wonton on the top of the steamer and steam for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.

To make dipping sauce:

Combine the water, soy sauce, and tea bag, and let steep for 20 minutes. Remove the tea bag, squeezing excess liquid into the sauce; then discard the bag. Serve as a dipping sauce for Peppermint Thai Dumplings.

Courtesy of Celestial Seasonings (from Cooking with Tea, by Jennifer and Mo Siegal)

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