Shrimp Dumplings

 

Shrimp Dumplings

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Giant Mantis Shrimp

With only one ingredient I decided to take a few liberties with the companion recipe. Sadly, it was only after I began placing the tiny packets of goodness into the frying pan that I realized that this World of Warcraft recipe is part of the "Way of the Steamer" recipe pack from Mist of Pandaria. Oops. I have to say, the following recipe was such an enormous hit in my house that no one is sad that I have to make it again, in a steamer. The cast time listed below assumes that your Giant Mantis Shrimp are already out of the shell and deveined. It was my first experience deveining shrimp and I blew 25 minutes on just that step. Also, wrapping 36 won ton wrappers by yourself will add another 25 minutes or more, depending on your dexterity. Here is the recipe I will attempt:

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• 1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and diced
• 8 ounces/1 cup ground pork
• 1 cup shredded green cabbage
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon mirin (Mirin is not something I can find in my small town. I used icewine as a substitute)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 36 2-inch won ton wrappers
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Soy sauce, for serving

1. In a large bowl, combine shrimp, pork, cabbage, green onions, ginger, sesame oil, mirin, salt and pepper, to taste.
2. To assemble the dumplings, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the shrimp mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.
   
   
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add dumplings in a single layer and cook until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side.
4. Serve immediately with soy sauce, if desired.
5. Voila! Shrimp Dumplings!

Special Thanks to Damn Delicious for the Shrimp Dumpling recipe.

Peach Pie

 

Peach Pie

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Pandaren Peach (2)

The WoW recipe only involves two peaches, so I stripped my recipe down to the bare bones in the hopes that the seasonal peaches would be sweet enough to carry the dish. Turns out, the pie needs sugar. I did not hold back on the pie crust since the WoW recipe ingredients suggests to me that you should already have a pie crust in the bank - unless of course it is possible to make a pie with only one ingredient. I cooked this recipe in the oven instead of over open flame because my b.b.q ran dry. I will try to do better in the future. Here is the recipe I will attempt:

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Crust

• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 lbs Tenderflake
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/3 cup frigid water
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 egg

Filling

• 3 cups peeled and sliced peaches
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar (optional)

1. Peel and slice the peaches. Toss with cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and butter. Set aside.

2. Making the crust: Combine flour, butter and tenderflake with a pastry knife or fork. Work the mix until moist, this will take some time but it will be worth it. When I say "moist" I mean, you look at the mix and think to yourself, "I don't know if I really need to add liquid to this." Now you add the liquid.

3. In a small bowl, crack the egg and scramble. Add about half the egg to a measuring cup. Reserve the rest to brush over the crust. In the measuring cup, add lemon to the egg and enough frigid water to make your combined liquid equal to 1/3 of a cup.

4. Add the liquid to the tenderflake mix and combine. Divide the dough into two balls and chill.\

5. Preheat oven/bbq to 350 degrees.


6. Roll out the bottom pie crust, place in pie plate and fill with the peach mix.

7. The top crust. To make it resemble the WoW Peach Pie icon, roll out the top crust, then cut into strips. Place the strips in a lattice formation on top of the pie.

8. Brush the top crust with the reserved egg, you can add a little bit of frigid water to the egg if it doesn't spread nicely.

9. Bake until golden brown and crust is crisp, approx 30-40 minutes.

10. Voila! Peach Pie!

Special Thanks to Natural Awakenings Las Vegas Blog for the Peach Pie recipe.