Pork-Stuffed Tofu Dumplings

Sauce Ingredients 1/3 cup soy sauce

¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar

2 teaspoons Chinese chili-bean paste

2 large scallions, white only, thinly sliced

Dumpling Ingredients 2 ¼ pounds Silken Firm Tofu, cut into thirty-six

1-1/2 inch cubes1 pound ground pork

¼ cup Micro Soy Flakes

4 large scallions, green only, thinly sliced

Sauce Directions In a small bowl combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili-bean paste and scallions.

Set aside.

Dumpling Directions With a small melon baler, hollow out the tofu cubes and reserve the balls. Put the tofu balls in a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Using your hands; mix thoroughly. Carefully stuff each tofu cube with 1 level tablespoon of the filling, mounding it. Fill a large skillet or wok with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. In a large steamer basket or flat mesh pan, arrange the dumplings in a single layer with space between.Set over boiling water. Cover and steam until the filling is firm and cooked through, about 10 minutes.Serve dumplings with the sauce.

Notes Yield: 36 dumplings