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People-powered pesto!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by melhm

For a spicy alternative, rocket leaves can be added to the basil and pounded together or you might like to try a parsley combination… Cooked chickpeas can be used in place of the pine nuts in case of allergy.

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Fresh from the garden: basil
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Alice Waters in The Art of Simple Food
Makes: about 3 cups

Equipment:

  • Bowls – big, med, small
  • Scales
  • Salad spinner
  • Cheese grater
  • Medium frying pan
  • Mortar & pestle
  • Tea towel
  • Measuring jug
  • Tablespoon
  • Serving bowls if needed
 Ingredients:

  • 1 big bunch basil, to yield about 100g
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • Salt
  • 80g pine nuts
  • 50g parmesan cheese
  • 200ml extra virgin olive oil

 

What to do:

  • Pick the basil leaves from the stalks and weigh before you wash them!
  • Then wash in several changes of water and thoroughly spin-dry the basil.
  • Grate the parmesan cheese.
  • Heat the frying pan on a medium heat and lightly dry-toast the pine nuts, shaking regularly so that they don’t stick.
  • Peel the garlic clove and place in the mortar and pestle with a good pinch of salt. Pound these to a paste.
  • Add the pine nuts to the mortar & pestle and continue to pound. Once smooth-ish, transfer to the bowl and stir in the parmesan.
  • Tear the basil leaves and put them into the mortar with a sprinkle of flaked salt. Pound the leaves to a paste. Return the pine nut mixture to the mortar and, pounding it all together, gradually pour in all the olive oil.
  • Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
  • Mix into steaming hot pasta, spread on bruschetta, drizzle over tomato slices, serve as part of an antipasto plate with goats’ cheese and roasted capsicum or spoon into serving bowls to serve as a dip with flatbreads.

Notes: What else can you use with pesto? What also goes with well with basil? Why do we toast the pine nuts? Can you name any other pasta sauces?

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Composed salad

Posted on March 3, 2014 by melhm

The list of ingredients we can add to a salad is endless… here at Bondi we base this Composed Salad on lettuce leaves, fresh herbs and a wonderfully zingy lemon and garlic dressing, but we are always looking to add something new and special: green beans; juicy bush tomatoes, eggs…

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Fresh from the garden: Salad leaves, tomatoes, eggs, lemons, cucumbers, celery, beans, basil, parsley, chives, oregano – the list goes on…!
Serves: 6 or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • Baking tray
  • Chopping boards & knife
  • Bowls – large, medium, small
  • Small saucepan & lid
  • 2 salad spinners
  • Tea towel, paper towel
  • Mortar & pestle
  • Citrus juicer
  • Measures: 1/3 cup, teaspoon
  • Whisk, tongs
  • Serving bowls
 Ingredients:

  • A handful of cherry or bush tomatoes
  • A small handful of thyme
  • A big bunch salad leaves (lettuces, rocket, tatsoi)
  • A few garnishing flowers & leaves
  • Bush tomatoes, green beans, spring onions, eggs etc

Marjoram vinaigrette dressing

  • 1 clove garlic
  • Flaked salt & black pepper
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 sprigs marjoram

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What to do:

  • Preheat the oven to 150C. Wash and slice the tomatoes in half and place on the baking tray. Wash and pat the thyme stalks dry and strip the leaves onto the tomatoes. Drizzle with a teaspoon or two of olive oil and a pinch of salt and roast for 30 minutes.
  • Place the eggs carefully into the saucepan and fill with cold water. Set them to boil with the lid on, then once the water starts boiling, time them for 4 minutes. Drain and run cold water over them until cool, then peel and quarter.
  • Fill up 2 big bowls with cold water & wash the salad leaves in several changes of water. Spin dry and wipe the bowls dry. Wash then top-and-tail the beans.
  • Lay out the tea towel and line it with paper towel. Spread the salad leaves over the paper and roll the whole lot up like a log. Keep the rolled parcel of leaves in the fridge until needed.
  • Fill up the medium bowl with water and wash the herbs and small garnishing leaves. Dry on a piece of paper towel andreserve in a small bowl.
  • Peel the garlic clove and put it in the mortar with a large pinch of salt. Pound to a paste. Juice the lemon and add the juice to the mortar (without pips) then stir the lot with ateaspoon and scrape it into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the oil and grind some pepper, then whisk the dressing lightly. Wash and pat the marjoram dry and pick off the leaves, and add to the dressing.
  • Unwrap the parcel of salad leaves & tip them into the bowl with the dressing. Gently turn the leaves in the dressing using your hands or tongs, and then transfer the dressed leaves to the serving bowls. Add the eggs, the tomatoes, beans and any other extras and the garnishing petals & leaves and serve immediately with a last drizzle of the dressing.

Notes: Where does the word vinaigrette come from? What other salad dressings could you use? Why do we wash the leaves so well? Why do we roll the leaves up to put them in the fridge?

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Rice paper rolls

Posted on March 3, 2014 by melhm

Once you have mastered the art of cutting the veggies thin and short, and then soaking the rice paper wrappers for just enough time, the rest is easy! And they’re delicious served with Kylie Kwong’s home made Sweet Chilli Sauce!

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Fresh from the garden: cucumber, carrots, capsicum, avocado, sprouts, coriander, mint
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe on kidspot.com.au
Makes: 32

Equipment:

  • Peelers
  • Chopping board and knife
  • Bowls – large, medium, small
  • Large metal spoon
  • Scissors
  • Salad spinner
  • Measures – cup
  • Tea towel
  • Servingplates
 Ingredients:

  • 1 large cucumber
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 large red capsicum
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • A large handful bean & pea sprouts
  • A small bunch of coriander
  • A small bunch of mint
  • 32 x 22cm round rice paper wrappers

What to do:

  • Wash and peel the cucumber and carrots. Cut into short, thin strips and place in a bowl.
  • Wash the capsicum, shake dry and cut into short thin strips, discarding the seeds and membrane, and place in another bowl.
  • Cut the avocado in half length-ways and remove the stone. Using a large metal spoon, scoop out a half at a time, place on a chopping board and cut into thin slices.
  • Wash and drain the sprouts and trim the ends if needed.
  • Wash and spin-dry the coriander and mint, picking off the leaves and reserving. Finely chop the coriander stalks. You should have about 2 cups’ worth.
  • Half-fill a large bowl with hand-hot water.
  • Dip one wrapper at a time in the water for 5 seconds, until it is just soft.
  • Drain off excess water and place on a clean surface.
  • Place a few pieces of each of the ingredients on the wrapper, about 3cm from the base. Do not overfill!
  • Fold the bottom of the wrapper up over the ingredients.
  • Fold in the sides and roll up to enclose filling, keeping the wrapper tight.
  • Place on a tray and cover with damp tea towel.
  • Repeat with the remaining wrappers and ingredients, and divide among serving plates – slicing in half if needed.

Notes: Where do rice paper rolls come from? What other foods could you wrap up in a rice paper roll?

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Pizzetta bianca

Posted on March 3, 2014 by melhm

Russell writes, “This simple pizzetta is a variation on the classic Roman pizza bianca (not really a pizza at all, more like flatbread with olive oil, rosemary and salt). In this instance, it is better to use dense, cheap mozzarella rather than expensive, moist buffalo varieties. The cheaper stuff is very easy to grate and has less water content and therefore melts better.”

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Fresh from the garden: red onion, thyme
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Russell Norman in the book of his restaurant Polpo
Makes: 12 pizzette

Equipment:

  • Pizza stones or baking trays
  • Rolling pins
  • Scales
  • Graters
  • Medium bowls
  • Chopping board and knife
  • Paper towel
  • Pizza cutter
  • Serving plates
 Ingredients:

  • 1 quantity pizzetta dough
  • 100g block mozzarella
  • 100g parmesan
  • A red onion
  • Small handful of thyme
  • Black pepper
  • Extra virgin olive oil

 What to do:

  • Preheat your oven to its highest setting: 250C. At the same time put a pizza stone or baking sheets in the oven to heat up.
  • Divide the dough into 8 balls and then roll them into thin 20cm discs.Weigh and grate the cheeses and peel and thinly slice the red onion. Wash and pat the thyme dry then strip the leaves, discarding the stalks.
  • Evenly distribute a handful of the cheeses, some onion and almost all of the thyme over each of the pizza bases. Be sparing – a little goes a long way. If you use too much topping, the base won’t be crisp enough.
  • Remember that your pizza will benefit from being placed directly on to a hot baking sheet or pizza stone within a preheated oven. At 250C, yours will take about 6-8 minutes.
  • Use this time to make the dough for the next class if needed.
  • Just before serving, slice the pizzette into smaller pieces, grind on some pepper, sprinkle over a little olive oil and scatter over the remaining thyme leaves.
  • Finally, please don’t worry about getting totally round and even bases for your pizzetta. In fact, it’s much better if they are not; you’ll get some lovely bubbling and occasional charring.

 Notes: What does pizzetta bianca mean? What animal is mozzarella cheese from? Why do we place the pizza stone or baking tray in the oven to preheat?

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Pizzette dough

Posted on March 3, 2014 by melhm

Russell writes, “In the restaurant we make pizzette, which are slightly smaller than pizza, about 20cm in diameter rather than 30cm. As well as being prettier, this size is also more convenient – you might get two or three pizzette on to your pizza stone rather than a single large one. We use fresh yeast, which you can find in health food shops, bakeries and even by asking at the bakery departments of some supermarkets. Otherwise use fast-action dried (instant) yeast.”

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Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Russell Norman in the book of his restaurant Polpo
Makes: 12 pizzette

Equipment:

  • Large bowl
  • Scales
  • Measures – jug, tablespoon, teaspoon
  • Clingfilm or plastic wrap

 

 Ingredients:

  • 500g strong white flour, Italian 00
  • 2 teaspoons fine salt
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 300ml tepid water

What to do:

  • In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and dried yeast with the olive oil and the water and form the mixture into a ball.
  • Now knead the dough on a floured work surface. To do this, push the dough backwards and forwards simultaneously with your two hands so that you are stretching it and then pushing it back down into a ball. Repeat this, giving the dough a good working over. You shouldn’t break into a sweat but it should feel like a little workout for your hands and forearms, and you should be feeling the dough getting more and more springy.
  • After 10 minutes of kneading, push the dough back into a ball, flour the top, place in an oiled bowl and cover with clingfilm. Leave to rise in a warm place.
  • After at least 30 minutes, but ideally when doubled in size, your dough is ready.
  • If you want to use the dough later, place the balls of dough on a tray, cover with a damp cloth and leave in the fridge for up to 12 hours. Just remember to take them out 30 minutes before you’re ready to use them.

Notes: Why do we have to wait for the dough to rise? What is this process called? Do we have to make allowances for different sorts of weather?

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Handmade orecchiette

Posted on March 3, 2014 by melhm

Orecchiette resemble little ears, which is where they get their name, and is the traditional pasta of Puglia. A perfect orecchietta is just under 2cm across and has a slightly domed shaped which enables it to hold pasta sauce well.

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Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Lara Scala Quinn on marthstewart.com
Serves: 4 starter serves or enough tastes for 20

Equipment:

  • Large stockpot with lid
  • Measures: cup, ½ cup, ¼ cup, tablespoon
  • Chopping board and knife
  • Baking sheet
  • Tea towel
  • Large bowl
  • Serving bowls
 Ingredients:

  • 1 cup semolina flour, plus more for baking sheet
  • 1/2 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/2 cup water, plus more if needed

What to do:

  • Fill the large pot with water and set to boil with the lid on.
  • Measure semolina, plain flour and salt into a large bowl.
  • Using your fingers, swirl ingredients together until combined then create a well in centre. Pour 1/4 cup water into well and gradually incorporate flour mixture into water using your fingers.
  • Once all the water is absorbed, continue adding water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture begins to form a dough.
  • Turn out onto a large, clean work surface and start to gather and knead dough, working it until no dry flour remains on work surface.
  • Continue to knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
  • Divide dough into 8 equal portions, and cover them with a clean, damp kitchen towel.
  • Roll 1 portion of dough into a 45-cm-long rope.
  • Use a knife to cut and drag a 1cm piece of dough from end of rope facing you — a grainy wooden cutting board helps grip the dough.
  • Holding knife at a 45-degree angle to work surface, press and roll dough toward you.
  • Unfurl each piece of dough over your thumb in the opposite direction to form a concave shape, and transfer to a baking sheet lightly sprinkled with semolina flour. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • When the pot of water is boiling add the orecchiette and a tablespoon of salt, stir and replace the lid. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes until the pasta bob to the top.
  • Using a slotted spoon, scoop out into a big bowl with a little of the cooking water and then toss in a tablespoon of olive oil before adding your sauce.
  • Orecchiette can be stored at room temperature in a single layer overnight: cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Any extra orecchiette can be frozen up to six weeks: First, freeze them in a single layer on a baking sheet, then transfer them to a resealable plastic bag and return them to the freezer. Boil directly from the freezer.

Notes: What does orecchiette mean? Name some other pasta shapes. What do they mean?

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Kitchen news – 13th February 2014

Posted on February 16, 2014 by melhm

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Week 3 and we were settling in nicely to a term of delicious cooking until the dreaded lurgy struck in Casa Moore and select Kitchen classes had to be cancelled… My sincere apologies to all the classes affected and I promise I will make it up to you with even more fabulous recipes in the weeks to come.

So those who got stuck into the Banquet Menu for Chinese New Year had a great time parcelling up Vegetable spring rolls with our homemade and easy Sweet chilli sauce (no need to buy the gloopy stuff ever again!), squashing gow gee wrappers for Chicken and shiitake dumplings with chilli and black vinegar sauce (and veggie versions too),  squishing slimy cucumber slices together for Kylie Kwong’s Chilled cucumber salad, using the iceblock-cooling method for Cold spicy sesame noodles, whisking our freshly laid eggs for Stir-fried eggs with tomatoes and chilli soy, and also preparing Perfect rice and the all-important Jasmine tea with which to Yum Cha! A banquet fit for an Emperor, Empress or indeed Principal…!

We used the slightly under-ripe long green chillies and also some baby yellow capsicums in the recipes, and the chilli oil was one we made last year (Sean’s recipe)… but rest assured, the children ate it all – heat or not! Don’t be scared to add a little chilli at home as the children found it fun – and they definitely know to wash their hands after preparing chillies!

Thanks to everybody who has pledged volunteering support so far, we couldn’t do it without you! If you haven’t yet and are keen to help, and are able to commit to a session every week or fortnight for a term in the kitchen and/or garden, please drop me a line here or see me at school and I will forward on some info and the term’s schedule.

Cheers and happy cooking – and don’t forget subscribe here if you don’t want to miss any recipes!

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Vegetable spring rolls with Kylie K’s sweet chilli sauce

Posted on February 16, 2014 by melhm

This classic and popular dish is traditionally served on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

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Fresh from the garden: spring onions, beans, tatsoi, bokchoy, carrots, coriander, chilli
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe on yummly.com & sauce from Kylie Kwong
Makes: 20 spring rolls

Equipment:

  • Bowls – large, small
  • Colander
  • Scissors
  • Small heavy-based saucepan
  • Non-stick frying pan
  • Peeler
  • Salad spinner
  • Scales
  • Chopping boards and knives
  • A wok
  • Slotted & wooden spoons
  • Measures – jug, cup, ½ cup, ¼ cup, tablespoon
  • Serving plates & sauce bowls
 Ingredients:

  • 1 packet of frozen spring roll wrappers
  • Rice Bran oil for deep-frying

Sweet chilli sauce

  • 250ml white vinegar
  • 165g white sugar
  • 2½ tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 large red chilli

For the filling

  • 1 cup glass noodles
  • 3 or 4 spring onions
  • A handful vegetables (green beans,tatsoi, bokchoy, carrots)
  • 1½ cups bean sprouts
  • A small handful coriander
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • Salt to taste

What to do:

  • Remove the frozen wrappers from the freezer and defrost for 30 minutes.
    • Soak the noodles in a bowl of hot tap water for 15 minutes. Drain thoroughly and then using scissors, cut noodles into finger-long lengths and reserve.

For the sauce:

  • Meanwhile, place vinegar and sugar in the small saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes until liquid is reduced by almost half and slightly syrupy. Remove from heat and allow to cool, then stir in fish sauce and chilli. Divide among little sauce bowls.

For the filling:

  • Wash, shake dry and prepare the vegetables, peeling if needed. Chop finely to yield about 3 cups.
  • Wash and drain the bean sprouts. Wash and spin the coriander dry, then finely chop the stalks, reserving the leaves for garnish. Wash and trim the spring onions and chop into small rounds to yield 2 cups.
  • Heat the oil in a wok on a high flame till it smokes. Add the spring onion, the vegetables and bean sprouts and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, and then add the drained and chopped noodles, the chopped coriander, soy sauce and salt and sauté on a high flame for another 2 minutes.

To assemble and cook:

  • Fill a little bowl with water and clean and dry the surface in front of you.
  • Peel a wrapper from the pile and lay it down. Place a portion of the filling on the edge closest to you and fold the filled edge over once so it is covered.
  • Fold the left and the right side of the pancake in order to get a rectangle.
  • Roll the pancake upwards, tightly sealing the ends securely with a dab of water from the bowl, to make the spring roll.
  • Repeat with the remaining ingredients to finish the wrappers.
  • Heat enough oil in the wok and deep-fry in batches, turning over, until they turn light brown in colour.
  • Rest on paper towel to soak up any oil and to cool.
  • Cut each roll into half and divide among serving plates with the bowls of sweet chilli sauce on the side.

Caution:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly after coming in contact with chilli, as the capsaicin (the oil within the chilli) burns when it comes in contact with your eyes or sensitive skin.

Notes: Why do you need to wash your hands if handling chill? What does sauté mean? What other Chinese dishes can you name? What does fish sauce smell like?

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Cold spicy sesame noodles

Posted on February 16, 2014 by melhm

The secret to this dish is the balance of flavours in the sauce: spicy, salty, sweet, savoury.

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Fresh from the garden: spring onions, ginger, garlic
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Diana Lampe on goodfood.com.au
Serves: 6 at home or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • Peeler
  • Microplane grater
  • Chopping boards and knives
  • Garlic press
  • Heavy frying pan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Bowls – large, small
  • Scales
  • Measures – tablespoon, teaspoon, ½ teaspoon
  • Large saucepan and lid
  • Slotted spoon
  • Colander
  • Teaspoons
  • Serving bowls

 

 Ingredients:For the salad

  • 2 generous handfuls (about 200g) fresh bean sprouts
  • A 450g packet of fresh noodles
  • 2 teaspoons peanut or Rice Bran oil
  • 2 or 3 large spring onions
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Sesame sauce:

  • 1 small knob ginger
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • ½ teaspoon Sichuan pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Chinese sesame paste
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons tamari or light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinkiang black rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chilli oil
  • 1 teaspoons sesame oil

What to do:

  • For the sesame sauce: Peel and finely grate the ginger to yield 1 tablespoon. Peel and squeeze the garlic cloves through the press. Pick through the Sichuan pepper, removing any gritty black seeds and small twigs. Toast in a heavy pan over low heat until fragrant and beginning to smoke, being careful not to scorch it. Grind the seeds while hot with a mortar and pestle. Sieve through a fine strainer and discard the pale bits left behind.
  • Mix together these and the remaining ingredients for the sesame sauce. Taste and make any adjustments you like. It will be quite spicy but will be less so when mixed with the noodles. Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
  • For the noodles: Boil a large saucepan of water and add salt. Have a bowl ready of cold water with some ice cubes. Throw the bean sprouts into the boiling water for a few seconds, then lift them out and plunge into the iced water. Drain and chill.
  • Add the noodles to the boiling water & stir to separate. Cook for the time suggested on the packet until tender. Drain the noodles & tip into the cold water. Drain & toss with the oil to stop them sticking and spread out to dry on the tray, and chill in the fridge until needed.
  • Wash the spring onions, trimming and removing the first layers if needed and finely slice into thin rounds. Toast the sesame seeds gently in the frying pan until lightly coloured.
  • To serve: Divide the bean sprouts between your serving bowls, then place the noodles on top. Scatter the spring onions and sesame seeds, then pour the sesame sauce over the noodles and mix through.
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Chicken and shiitake dumplings with chilli and black vinegar sauce

Posted on February 16, 2014 by melhm

Jill says, “Black-rice vinegar and chilli oil are sold at Asian food stores (Lee Kum Kee’s Chiu Chow chilli oil is very good). Round wonton wrappers are often called gow gee wrappers.”

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Fresh from the garden: spring onions, ginger, garlic, chilli, egg
Recipe source: adapted from a recipe by Jill Dupleix on goodfood.com.au 
Makes: 30 dumplings

Equipment:

  • Stockpot and lid
  • Bowls – large, small
  • Chopping boards and knives
  • Microplane grater, peeler
  • Measures – jug, tablespoon, teaspoon
  • Scales
  • Fork or whisk
  • Tea towels
  • Slotted spoon
  • Serving plates
 Ingredients:

  • 6 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 250g minced chicken
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 mild chilli
  • A thumb-sized knob of ginger
  • 1 egg
  • 150ml soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Sea salt and pepper
  • 30 round wonton wrappers
  • 1 tablespoon chilli oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons black-rice vinegar

What to do:

  • Soak the mushrooms in hot water for at least 30 minutes.
  • Set a large pot of water to boil & then turn it down to simmer.
  • Drain the mushrooms, discard stalks and finely dice.
  • To make the dumplings: Peel and microplane the ginger to yield 2 tablespoons. Wash and trim spring onions. Chop 2 finely and julienne the remaining spring onion.
  • Carefully slice the chilli in half, scrape out the seeds and membrane and julienne. Reserve the julienned chilli and spring onion for the garnish.
  • Combine chicken, mushrooms, chopped spring onion, ginger, one tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper in a bowl, then beat the egg and mix and mulch it in well into the chicken mixture with your hands until combined.
  • Clean down and dry your work space. Lay one wonton wrapper down per person, then place a teaspoon of filling in the centre of each wrapper (don’t overfill!) and brush edges with a clean finger dipped in a bowl of cold water.
  • Bring three sides of each wrapper up to meet the centre, then press together to seal the edges to form a tricorne. Press again at the ends of each point and in the centre. Continue until you finish the dumplings.
  • To make the dressing: peel and finely grate the garlic. Whisk the chilli oil, garlic, remaining soy sauce and black-rice vinegar in a medium bowl.
  • Cook dumplings a batch at a time for about two minutes in simmering water until they float to the surface.
  • Drain and divide among the serving plates. Spoon the dressing generously on top, scatter with the reserved chilli and spring onions and serve.
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