Treasure Purses

This is similar with Shu Mai. The difference is the filling in the Purses are cooked before wrap them up. It's good idea for using some of your leftover meat, or leftover vegetables.

Simple ingredients:

• 2 eggs, scrambled and chopped
• 1 cup cooked chicken meat, chopped
• 1 cup chopped chives
• 1 cup chopped Napa cabbage
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• salt and ground black pepper to your taste
• Cooking oil
• 1-2 packages of round Gyoza wrapper

Make it...

1. In a saucepan on medium heat, mix chicken, chives, cabbage and carrot with soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper, stir until cooked, then add cooked eggs, mix well and cool.
2. Place 1 Tbsp. of filling mixture in the center of a Gyoza wrapper, gather the edge and twist on the top. Make the rest of wrappers before cooking.
3. Lightly spray non-stick cooking oil on the bamboo steamer, place purses approx. 1/4-in apart. Steam over boiling water for 6 minutes. After cool, tie with soften chives over for decoration.

They can also be pan fried or deep fried.

• Variations of fillings are endless. You can use any of your favorite meat, seafood and vegetables, or meatless for vegetarians.
• The fillings can be used for Steamed Bun, pot stickers, etc.