Chicken Shu-Mei (Chinese New Year)

* Note: Available at most supermarkets. Mix together all the ingredients for the filling; mix them well. Place about 3/4 tablespoon of the filling in the center of each noodle wrapper and bring up the corners so that you have a little money bag. Leave the top open so you can see some of the meat. For fun you might put 1 frozen green pea on the top of each for added color. Steam in an oiled bamboo steamer for 15 minutes on high heat. Note: You can also add a bit of shrimp to this dish. It adds a great deal of flavor. Try about 1/2 cup of chopped fresh shrimp. Hint: Use lettuce circles for steaming small dumplings. Simply cut iceberg lettuce into small circles using a cookie cutter. Place a little circle under each dumpling or shu-mei. No stick and lots of flavor. Comments: These are easy to make and probably the most popular dim sum I know. They resemble little money bags and are offered at the Chinese New Year because they help anticipate wealth.

Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 10-21-1992 issue - The Springfield Union-News Formatted for MasterCook II by: Joe Comiskey {*Prodigy Service ID # JPMD44A} on 09-05-1995 Re-formatted to Meal Master by: Nancy Filbert (*Prodigy ID# LRCE87A) Oct. 1995 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #174 Date: 29 Jul 96 11:20:56 From: "steven.h.bergstein" <steven.h.bergstein@ac.com>