Pork and plum steamed dumplings

I am seriously, hopelessly addicted to My Kitchen Rules. I have no idea why, because normally I hate reality TV, but something about this show really speaks to me. Maybe it's because these are amateur cooks like me, maybe it's Manu's accent, I can't be sure.

At any rate it's been inspiring me to try some things I've never tried before. On one episode one couple were making Shu Mai, and the next day while at the gym I saw Kerri-Anne making similar dumpling type things, and I thought I'd give it a go.

I used this recipe from Taste, but replaced the garlic cloves with 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, and 1 teaspoon of minced ginger (because Chinese foods NEEDS ginger). I also folded them into more of a gow gee shape, lik Kerri-Anne had done. And I don't have one of those bamboo steam basket things, so mine got cooked in an electric steamer my mum bought me some months ago. In the electric steamer they took 14 minutes.

OMG - these were fantastic! Some stuck together in the steamer, but I think I crammed too many in there so I'll know for next time. But there will definitely be a next time because I enjoyed them so much. Hubby didn't love the water chest nuts though, he mistook them for uncooked onion. But these were quick, healthy, and surprisingly easy. Not to mention cheap - buying the mince marked down I spent less than $10. So this one is a winner.