Easy Pork Dumplings (That look like Wontons)

So my awesome friend Steph suggested Friday night as we were melting at a Cards game that we make dumplings on Sunday. Despite the heat that sounded amazing right then and there, plus I would finally get to learn how to make her awesome dumplings. The only minor alteration here is that I accidentally (and yet intentionally) got square wonton wrappers instead of circular dumpling wrappers, but hey now I am pretty pro at wrapping wontons  To make these delicious dumplings here's how to do it, replete with a video....^_^ I know, video?!

Ingredients:
200 Wonton or dumpling wrappers
2 lbs of ground pork
1 big napa cabbage
We'll say 2 tablespoons of sesame oil
Healthy quantity of Salt and Pepper to taste

1 big pot of boiling water

Dark Soy Sauce and Distilled Red Vinegar to dip

We also had Asian Egg Noodles on the side too.

1. Take your napa cabbage and THINLY slice it. Steph promptly told me after I sliced half of it that I needed to do it finer. So slice it thinly and then go back over and chop it some more. You don't want big chunks in your dumplings.

2. Mix your ground pork with the cabbage, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Really the amount of sesame oil and seasoning Steph eyeballed but we could strongly smell the sesame oil. Yum!

3. Get your wrappers and spoons for everyone making them and start filling them. Make sure you have a bowl of warm water in the middle too and a pan to set your finished dumplings on. To do this:

         a. Take one wrapper and put about a teaspoon worth of meat mixture in it.

         b. Take your finger and sparsely wet it and then run it along the edges of your wrapper. This is to make sure it sticks together and forms a seal.

         c. Fold your wonton wrapper in half, point to point, or diagonally and press to seal ensuring there isn't much air inside and no meat leaking out.

         d.  Wet your finger again and get the two corners on the bottom (that are along the flat side or the hypotenuse of your triangle) and wet them and then cross them over each other on the point.

         e. Repeat with all dumplings. As you can see Steph was pro, while Elaine and I had to develop our grace.

And now they video of Steph making a dumpling, with my narration since she was silent when she was supposed to narrate!! ("With narration!" -nothing for a minute- Elaine and I "What?!")

4. Then get a pot of boiling water ready and put some dumplings in, just enough to have them in a single layer. Bring the water back to a boil and then pour warm water over it. Bring the dumplings to a boil again and pour more water over them. Bring them back to a boil the last time and then take them out and put them in a bowl to serve. You should put some oil over them or put them in a single layer if you dont want them to stick.

5. Once you have made all the dumplings serve and enjoy!

p.s. This isn't how you actually fold dumplings Lien, just wontons...I learn and perfect dumplings later. :)