Cheesebury dumplings

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Here's a melding of two culinary classics combined into one East meets west duo trul blue all americdan cheeseburger used as a filling for Asian dumplings all served with a zesty homemade steak dipping sauce. And there's certainly no confusion about that! I'm not one for playing davoirtes, but these are some of the tastiest little treats I've ever had.

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Ingredients

  • CHEESEBURGER FILLING
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 c. finely chopped gherkins or picle reslish, drained
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 t. worcestershire sauce
  • 2 heaping t. Dijon mustard
  • 1 t. kosher salt
  • 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
  • STEAK SAUCE
  • 1 c. ketchup
  • 3 T. Dijon mustard
  • 1 T. red wine vinegar
  • 1 T. molasses
  • 2 T. worcestershire sauce
  • DUMPLINGS
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 pkg. (24 each) round pot sticker or g yoza wrappers 20 slices American
  • cheese, quartere and cut inot 1/2" strips
  • 1/4 c. canola oil

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350
TO MAKE THE FILLING: combine the ground beef, gherkins, onion, worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well by hand or with a spoon and season with the salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

TO MAKE THE SAUCE: whisk together the ketchup, mustard, vinegar, molasses, and worcestershire sauce in a small bowl until smooth. Cover and set aside while preparing the dumplings.
TO MAKE THE DUMKPLINGS make an egg wash, lightly beating the eggs with 2 t. water ina small bowl. Set aside.
Spoon 1 t. filling on one side of a circular wrapper. Top with a strip of cheese. (Cocer the other wrappers with a damp paper towel to keep them from dring out). Using a pastry brush, brush the edges of each dumpling with the egg wash. Fold the unfilled side over to reate a half moon. Pess to seal the edges. Place the filled dumpling on a baking sheet. Continue until all the wrappers and filling are used.
Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it's almost smoking. Using a spatula, gently transfer 4-5 dumjplings to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn them over and cook until lightly browned 2-3 minutes more. Transfer the cumplings to the baking sheet and bake them for 5 minutes . Serve warm with the steak sauce.