Pleated seafood dumplings | Reader's Digest New Zealand

Ingredients

• 6 dried Chinese or European mushrooms
• ½ cup (125 ml) boiling water
• 250 g (8 oz) minced raw prawns (ground uncooked shrimp meat)
• 2 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup (45 g) finely chopped canned water chestnuts
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
• 2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
• 32 won ton wrappers