Pork Dumplings with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• PEANUT SAUCE

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) water
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce; approximately
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
  • Salt and pepper

• DUMPLINGS

  • 1/2 lb (225g) lean ground pork
  • 1 package of 20 grams dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated and chopped
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of sesame oil
  • 34 squares won-ton wrappers or rounds sui mai wrappers (dim sum)
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) peanut oil or canola oil