Prawn Dim Sum

If you want something light and full of protein then Prawn Dim Sum are perfect. They're also great if you're trying to watch your weight and have people over for dinner. They'll be impressed and you won't have to cook two separate things. Of course, some might see this as a starter or a nibble but it would work as a meal particularly if you had a side order or Morning Glory (find it in Asian supermarkets) with Oyster Sauce. You might think this sounds impossible to make but it's simple and really fun. I learned how to do it at an excellent Thai cookery course run by a lovely Thai girl called Bookie who runs
Ingredients
Wonton pastry (from Asian store)
1 birds eye chilli, red
10 raw prawns, de shelled and deveined
Water chestnuts, handful
two batons of raw carrot
Coriander root
1 tsp of cornflour

For the sauce
Dark soy sauce
Rice wine vinegar
juice of one orange

First chop and mince the prawn until it literally resembles a grey glue. sounds horrible I know but the results are nice! Then chop and finely mince the carrot, chilli and water chestnuts as well as coriander root. combine all together using your fingers to ensure it is evenly distributed. Add the cornflour and again combine well. This helps it to cook together.
Next the fun bit! Get the pastry out of the fridge but ensure you keep it covered with a damp cloth, like filo pastry. Making a circle with the thumb and finger of your left hand, place the pastry over the hole and poke into the hole. Then pack the pastry with the prawn mixture, and then nip around the edges using wet fingers to seal. Once you have assembled them all, lightly grease the bottom of a steamer or bamboo steamer, place them in and leave to cook. Should take no more then ten minutes.
Usually this is eaten with garlic that has been fried in oil and then dripped over and a dipping sauce made with sugar. But it tastes just as delicious with this healthy alternative. Pour 4 good tablespoons of dark soy sauce in a pan with half of rice wine vinegar and the juice of one orange. Stir until fully mixed. Decant into a bowl and serve with the Dim Sum. This would make around eight dim sum.
Calories: 234, Carbs:39g Fat:1g Protein: 16.5g