Sunday Kitchen · Lesson One

Pleat It Twelve Times

Tap along the top edge of the wrapper to fold a pleat. Twelve is the goal. Eleven is fine. Auntie loves you either way.

Auntie's thumbprint. Leave it.
Okay. Wash your hands? Good. Little bit of water on the edge — now fold, start from the left.
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Filling, for the record: pork, napa cabbage salted and squeezed dry, ginger, white pepper, a spoon of sesame oil, a splash of Shaoxing, and whatever chives Mrs. Ochoa next door had extra this week. Vegetarian version on the blue plate. Do not touch the blue plate until Uncle has had some. He will pretend he doesn't want any.