Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 8 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and minced
  • 1/4 cup diced jicama or fresh water chestnuts
  • 1 small carrot, minced
  • 1/2 leek, white parts only, minced
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • About 80 square wonton wrappers
  • Egg whites for brushing the wrappers
  • 12 cups homemade chicken stock
  • 2 leeks, white parts only, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground white pepper
  • Fish sauce (optional)

Method

  • Place all the dumpling ingredients in a large bowl, and use clean hands to mix until well combined.
  • To roll the dumplings like a nuns hat, place a wonton wrapper on a work surface or on your hand so one corner is facing you.
  • Place 1 teaspoon of the filling on the lower corner.
  • Fold the corner over the mixture and roll the filled part up and over a little past the center.
  • Press on both sides of the filling to enclose it.
  • Brush egg white over the side points and fold the points into the center, one side overlapping the other.
  • Repeat.
  • You should have about 80 dumplings.
  • Place the stock in a large saucepan and add the leeks, salt, pepper, and fish sauce to taste, if using.
  • Bring to a simmer and gently add 24 of the dumplings until cooked, about 2 minutes.
  • Place 4 dumplings in each of 6 serving bowls and cover each with 2 cups of the broth.
  • Freeze the remaining dumplings on cookie sheets until solid, then transfer to an airtight container, where theyll keep for a month.