Pork and Chive Dumplings with Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups (200g) dumpling or bread flour
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup water, room temperature
• 8 ounces (½ pound) ground pork
• 2 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and finely minced, about ½ cup
• 3 large cloves garlic, grated
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced, about 2 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 bunch Chinese chives, finely sliced, about ⅓ cup (garlic chives)
• 1 ounce ginger, grated, about 1 tablespoon
• 1 ½ tablespoons Shaoxing wine (sub mirin, dry sherry)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 cloves
• 1 star anise
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• ½ cup black vinegar
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar