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Celebrate Chinese New Year Menu

LYCHEE COCKTAILS

LYCHEE COCKTAILS PORK DUMPLINGS 2 Heat peanut oil in a wok over
medium heat until temperature
PREP + COOK 10 MINUTES (+ FREEZING, PREP + COOK TIME 50 MINUTES MAKES 24
reaches 180°C on a sugar
REFRIGERATION & COOLING) SERVES 8 thermometer (or until a small cube
450g pork mince
of white bread turns golden in
230g can lychees in syrup ¼ cup finely chopped
15 seconds). Deep−fry dumplings,
2cm piece fresh ginger garlic chives
in batches, turning occasionally,
6 strawberries, halved 3 green onions, chopped finely
for 3 minutes or until golden.
2 cups ice cubes 2cm piece fresh ginger (10g),
Drain dumplings on paper towel.
2 tablespoons lime juice grated coarsely
3 Make soy dipping sauce.
1⅓ cups vodka 1 teaspoon caster sugar
4 Serve dumplings with the
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
dipping sauce.
Drain lychees. Pour syrup into a 1 tablespoon chinese cooking wine
medium saucepan. Push one lychee 2 teaspoons sesame oil
SOY DIPPING SAUCE
ontoeachofeightshortskewersand 24 gow gee wrappers
Combine all of the ingredients
freeze. Roughly chop remaining peanut oil, to deep−fry
in a small bowl.
lychees, then refrigerate. Thinly slice
ginger and add to syrup in pan; bring SOY DIPPING SAUCE
to the boil over medium heat. Simmer 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
for 3 minutes, then add strawberries. 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Cool to room temperature, then add 1 green onion, sliced thinly
chopped lychees. Chill until required
(overnight is fine). To serve, place a 1 Combine mince, chives, onion,
lychee skewer in each cocktail glass. ginger, sugar, soy sauce, cooking
Strain syrup into a large container wine and sesame oil in a large bowl.
with a lid; add ice cubes and lime Place 1 level tablespoon of filling
juice. Screw on lid; shake vigorously. in the centre of each wrapper.
Strain liquid into a jug; pour into Moisten the edge of the wrappers
glasses. Pour chilled vodka equally with a little water; press and pleat
among glasses. Serve at once. edges together to seal.

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