Dim Sum Party

I absolutely enjoy New Years. I have this tradition of making dim sum and meatballs to bring in the new year. My family always looks forward to the mini snacks. In fact, they are fun to make and can be enjoyed any time of the year if you like. 

I made sui may, pot-stickers, shrimp toast, wanton dumplings & wanton soup, and mozzarella Italian mini meatballs. 

Sui May, Pot-stickers, & wanton dumplings are the same fillings:

1 pound ground pork
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 bunch green onions
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon soy sauce
dash black pepper
2 teaspoons mashed ginger
2 packages wanton skins

I steam sui may & pot-stickers in my bamboo steamer. If you don't have a bamboo steamer, you must find one. They are amazing!

These are the sui mai dumplings.

These are the wanton dumplings.

These are pot-stickers.

The shrimp toast are made of a mix of shrimp & scallops:

3/4 pound peeled shrimp
4  Large Scallops
1 tablespoon corn starch
4 green onions
3 cloves garlic
2 teaspoon mashed ginger
dash soy sauce
dash pepper
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
14 thin slices bread 
Vegetable oil (for frying)

Let the first 9 ingredients to sit about 10 minutes. It thickens and easier to spread on the bread. 

The bread needs to have the crust cut off. The crust will burn if left on during frying before the rest is cooked.

Spread 1 teaspoon of mixture per slice of bread. Cut the toast into triangles and throw them into the hot oil. They only cook for about a minute on each side. They will brown a bit which means they are done.

The wanton soup contains:

8 c Chicken broth
3 chicken breast (cut into chunks)
2 cloves garlic
3 green onions
1 teaspoon mashed ginger
dash pepper
2 sliced large scallops
1/4 pound shrimp
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
wanton dumplings

Once all of the ingredients of the soup is fully heated up, drop the dumplings in. They cook for 2 to 3 minutes. 

The meatballs was made from already seasoned ground turkey. I just added mozzarella and put in an oven that is 375 degrees for about 10 minutes. 

It was fun making these with my husband last night. It definitely is worth trying. Enjoy!

Pork Blade steak salad with lite blackberry vinaigrette

There are just some nights that you just want something simple, light, & full of protein. I did just that tonight. I had blade steaks and wanted to do something other than mashed potatoes which is my easy go to side dish. Salad sounded great. I made enough for my husband and me.

Pork blade steak was breaded and baked for 25 minutes at 375 degrees.

Salad was made of:

1 1/2 c Spinach

sauteed 8 crimini mushrooms & 1/2 onion in coconut oil

1/2 English cucumber

1 vine tomato

1 tangerine

8 red grapes cut in halves

2 packages of glazed halves pecans

4 T lite blackberry vinaigrette

I cut up the steak and put it on top of the salad.  

It was a light touch to what I already make. Definitely a yummy addition that I'll have to make again.