TRADITIONAL TIBETAN DUMPLINGS
(Momos)
-03/12/02
Meat Filling:
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 clove garlic,
minced
1/2 cup chopped scallion greens
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1 teaspoon
peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger (optional)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
1 to 2
tablespoons water
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, adding just
enough water to make it a little 'Juicy" says Tenzin Anak..
Vegetarian filling:
Mash two hot boiled potatoes
with 1/2 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese,
1/2 Cup chopped fresh
spinach (if frozen, thaw and squeeze dry).
Salt to taste.
One package of dumpling or won ton wrappers
Filling of choice – each recipe above makes
about 40 dumplings.
Nonstick
cooking spray
Steamer
pot or steamer basket
Put one teaspoon of filling in center of wrapper,
moisten top edge with Water and fold in half to seal (round wrappers give a
half-moon shape; square, a triangle shape).
Seal edges well and with a sharp knife, make one tiny
hole in wrapper to let steam out.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Coat steamer
basket with cooking spray so that dumplings do not stick, and lay them in the insert. Make
sure they do not touch or they will stick together. Place dumplings over
boiling water, cover, and steam for 20 minutes.
Note: Length of cooking will depend on thickness of
wrapper used, so test one before taking them all out. Be careful, they will be
very hot inside.
Dumpling and won ton wrappers are available in the
produce section of grocery stores or at Thai Phat in Burlington, Gagan in
South Burlington or Tra Vinh in Winooski.
DIPPING SAUCE (Cephan)
1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4. cup finely chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup finely chopped scallion greens
3 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce (thicker and stronger than regular
soy and available in Asian markets. You can substitute regular soy but it won't
taste quite the same)
Dash of chili pepper or 1 jalapeno processed in blender (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garam masala (an Indian spice mix
available in Asian markets and some local grocery stores)
Heat oil in small saucepan over medium heat. Saute
onion and scallion greens until soft. Add remaining ingredients except for
garam masala and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until
mixture, is a thick sauce. Stir in garam masala and adjust salt to taste.