Lamb And Squid Chinese Dumpling Filling

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces chinese chives (120g)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 ounces squid meat (300g, can include legs)
• 10 ounces ground lamb (300g)
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper

Recipe

• 1 chop up the chives or cut to 1/8-1/4 inch pieces, mix in salt and set aside.
• 2 clean and chop the squid up or coarsely grind it in a food processor. do not let it become all pasty because we want to see small pieces of squid in your dumplings. ( ---- if you buy a whole squid, you have to remove the bone, mouth, eyes and the ink sack if you don't want the color.).
• 3 blend well into the squid one by one the lamb, all seasonings, and the chives, until everything sticks together like a big sticky ball.
• 4 use one teaspoon of this filling for each dumpling or wonton wrapper.