Boiled Chinese Dumplings - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sake
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 thin slices of garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced scallion
• 1/2 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon hot-chile sesame oil
• 1/2 head napa cabbage (1 pound)—root cut off, cabbage halved lengthwise
• 3/4 pound ground pork
• 1/4 bunch Chinese chives or 2 scallions, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon dark or regular soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon finely grated garlic
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• Cornstarch, for dusting