Chicken shu-mei

1. * note: available at most supermarkets.
2. Mixi together all the ingredients for the filling; mix them well.
3. Place about ¾ 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.
4. For fun you might put 1 frozen green pea on the top of each for added color.
5. Steami in an oiled bamboo steamer for 15 minutes on high heat.
6. Note: you can also add a bit of shrimp to this dish.
7. It adds a great deal of flavor.
8. Try about ½ cup of chopped fresh shrimp.
9. Hint: use lettuce circles for steaming small dumplings.
10. Simply cut iceberg lettuce into small circles using a cookie cutter.
11. Place a little circle under each dumpling o r shu-mei.
12. No stick and lots of flavor.
13. Comments: these are easy to make and probably the most popular dim sum i know.
14. They resemble little money bags and are offered at the chinese new year because they help anticipate wealth.
15. Recipe.