Hui-Style Lamb Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings)

SERVES 8 , 100 dumplings

Ingredients

* 1 lb ground lamb or ground goat meat
* 1/4 lb minced lamb fat or goat fat
* 4 green onions, chopped finely
* 10 garlic cloves, chopped finely
* 4 green chilies, chopped finely (jalapeno's are best)
* 1 tablespoon ground cumin
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* 100 dumpling wrappers

Directions

1. Grind the meat and the fat. In a large bowl, combine them with the other ingredients and mix.

2. Make the dumplings: take a small chunk of the meat mixture and put it in a dumpling wrapper. Pinch the dumpling together on the sides, and use a little water to make it stick.

3. Boil a big pot of water and throw the dumplings into it. Boil them in small batches until they float. Scoop out with a slotted spoon or strainer.

4. Serve in a bowl with a little of the cooking water over them covered with chopped chilis and cilantro, or on a plate. Serve with soy sauce, vinegar, raw garlic, chopped ginger, chili sauce.