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Chili oil dumplings with tofu and water chestnut

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  • 350 g extra-firm tofu
Pat 350 g of extra-firm tofu dry and mash it completely to a crumble with a fork.
  • 2 pieces garlic
  • 2 pieces ginger
  • 4 sticks green onion
  • dumpling wrappers
Finely chop the garlic, ginger and green onion, setting some green onion aside for garnish.
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil
Non-stick pan on medium heat with three tablespoons of avocado oil; cook the garlic, ginger and green onions two to three minutes.
Add the tofu crumble and cook five to seven minutes.
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tsp dark soy sauce
Add the soy sauce and dark soy sauce and cook another two to three minutes, then transfer to a bowl.
  • 1 tbsp potato starch
  • 100 g water chestnuts
Mix in the potato starch and the chopped water chestnuts with a spoon.
  • ½ cup water
Push the mixture up the sides of the bowl and cool eight to 10 minutes; it must be completely cool before wrapping.
Scoop a generous teaspoon onto a wrapper, compress the filling with your fingers, wet around it and pleat closed.
To freeze, leave them apart on the lined tray until frozen, then bag them; cook a couple of minutes longer from frozen.
Freezing dumplings
Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
  • 2 tbsp chili oil
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp black rice vinegar
Mix the chili oil, soy sauce and black rice vinegar.
Boil the dumplings three to four minutes, a couple more from frozen.
Plate, spoon the sauce over and garnish with green onions.