Aushak (Afghani Green Onion Dumplings)

Submitted by Member 610488

"This recipe is for an Afghani dish called Aushak, an uncooked vegetable filled dumpling, that has a meat based sauce poured over it. Most dumplings are either meat or cheese based so these are a little unusual. Tasty though!!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Sauce

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons cilantro leaves, ground into paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 2 cups water, divided
• 5 tablespoons tomato paste

• Filling

• 1 leek, well cleaned halved minced
• 1 bunch green onion, chiffonade (reserve some for garnish)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14 ounce) package wonton wrappers
• 1 (16 ounce) container yogurt (garnish)

directions

1. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Add bay leaf, onions, shallot, then garlic. Saute for 3 minutes.
2. Add beef to the onion mixture and brown until mostly cooked through and in small pieces. Add coriander paste and ginger, stirring well, and let simmer a few minutes.
3. Add water and the tomato paste then reduce to low heat. Keep simmering until ready to plate.
4. Put on a large pot of water to cook dumplings. While it is rising to a boil, clean and mince/chiffonade the leeks and green onions. Reserve some green onions for garnish and combine the rest in a bowl with jalapeno, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Mix well.
5. Lay out the wonton sheets. Brush a little warm water around edges of each wrapper, portion out a teaspoon of filling per dumpling and then place another wrapper on top of each, excluding as much air as possible as you press tightly to seal. Lay out on a baking sheet.
6. Salt water when it has reached the boiling point then gently drop in dumplings. Cook for about 2 minutes each and then remove and drain.
7. Spoon a light swirl of sauce in the center of each plate then lay 2 or 3 dumplings on top. Dress with sauce. Season yogurt with salt and pepper. Place a dollop on center of each plate over dumplings. Garnish with green onions and eat.