Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

When steaming: I lived in China and when my friends steamed they used bamboo steamers and oiled the wood - I also observed some using oiled cheese cloth as a layer on the bottom of the steamers. Hope it helps.

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Heather

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Authentic momos would not be made with beef as many people from this area of the world are Hindus. Try using ground chicken, goat or pork. Cumin is also a necessity to differentiate it from goyza or Chinese dumplings. Also, momo is made with round wraps and not the square won ton wraps called for in this recipe.

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2009

I tried a different approach. I cooked the ingredients together first. I then spooned them into the round wrappers. I baked them in the oven on a cookie sheet just until the edges were brown. They were good but needed a sweet dipping sauce.

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

These came out really yummy! Dumplings are one of those things that I just crave sometimes, and these were made with things that I normally have in the pantry anyway! I steamed half like was suggested and then pan-fried half in about 3 Tbls. vegetable oil because I didn't want to wait another 30 mins. Both were equally delicious. The fried took about 7 minutes. Thanks Lee!

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2007

Very good recipe and very easy to make. Very close to what I was served at at tibetian tea. I have also used dumpling wrappers from the local asian market. If you take the momos out while they're hot you can give them a quick coat of oil to keep them from sticking. Keep them spaced in the steamer to avoid any sticking. We prefer using sweet Thai chili sauce for dipping. All around a very good recipe.

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motherc43

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2006

I originally reviewed this recipe and gave it lower rating, but I did some research. I really like this recipe and I love the flavor, filling, etc., plus it's easy to make and calls for stuff you have around the house. BUT - when you steam them, YUCK! The wrappers look gross, and they stick together, rip apart, etc. That was what made this UNuseful to me. Maybe this little piece of information will help: when you steam these, you either need to space them apart so they are not touching, OR you need to oil the wonton wrapper (or egg roll wrappers, if you use bigger ones, like I did) so they won't stick. I am excited to try this again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2006

I made this for my traditional New Years eve dinner as the appetizer. I used Hot Chili Sauce instead of Chili oil. Where I live you do a lot of substitutions. Did'nt know how to make finalize the Won Tons so I made them into purses with the four corners coming together. Also doubled the sauce recipe to give everyone plenty. All loved them and asked for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2005

I thought that the recipe was very good. I had trouble with the wrappers because it they all stuck together. The dipping sauce was a bit too spicy for my family, so for those who don't like things too spicy, I suggest using half the chili oil.

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2005

Very tasty! For the filling I didn't have fresh cilantro so I used 1T of dried cilantro instead. Also for the dipping sauce I didn't have chile oil but did have hot chile paste so I used 2t vegetable oil and 1t chile paste. The only problem I had was steaming them. I had a lot of them and used egg roll wrappers instead of wonton -- the wrappers were really thin and stuck fast to the metal of the steamer tray, and to each other. So they tasted good but kind of fell apart when I tried to take them out. I will experiment more with this (different folding method or cooking longer, or cooking uncovered instead of covered) because the recipe was good enough for me to want more!

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