Pork Shu Mai - Dim Sum

Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients: 1 pound ground pork 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and diced 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon sugar about 2 dozen gyoza wrappers (or won ton wrappers cut into circles). Directions: Combine all ingredients except gyoza wrappers. Working one at a time, put about 2 teaspoons of filling in the center of a gyoza wrapper. Gather up the sides to form pleats (the top will be open). Pinch slightly in middle to form a "waist," press down filling on the top, and tap the bottom so that the shu mai can stand up. Arrange shu mai on an oiled heatproof plate or a steamer tray. Steam over boiling water 15 - 20 minutes, until pork is cooked through.