Steamed Chinese Dumplings

 Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup boiling water
1/4 cup cold water
2 TBSP soy sauce
1 tsp cornstarch
1 medium carrot, shredded
2 TBSP thinly sliced scallion
2 TBSP cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 lb ground pork
Soy Dipping Sauce (recipe below)

Cooking methods:

1. For dough, in a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/2 tsp salt and boiling water, stirring constantly with a fork. Add the cold water, mix with hands til dough forms a ball. The dough will be sticky. Cover and set aside.
2. For filling, in a medium mixing bowl stir together soy sauce and cornstarch. Stir in carrot, scallion, cilantro and salt. Add ground pork; mix well. Using about 1 TBSP for each, shape filling into 30 balls. Set aside.
3. Divide dough in half. Return one half to bowl, cover and set aside.
4. Divide other portion into 15 pieces. On a well floured board, roll each piece into a 3" circle. Place a meatball in center of each. Fold dough up and around filling, twist to seal.
5. Repeat with remaining dough to make 30 dumplings. In a steamer or dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Place dumplings twisted side up on a greased steamer rack, edges not touching. Place rack over boiling water. Cover and steam dumplings for 18-20 minutes until meat is no longer pink. Serve warm with soy dipping sauce.
6. SOY DIPPING SAUCE: Combine 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar or white vinegar and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Sprinkle with chopped green onion.