Sichuan Zhong's Dumpling Recipe (钟水饺)

Name: Sichuan Zhong's Dumpling Recipe (钟水饺)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 400 grams of pork shoulder; 3/4 tsp of salt; 1/2 tsp of white pepper; 1/2 tsp of sugar; 1 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine; 1 egg; 2 tbsp of cornstarch; 1 tbsp of sesame oil; 3 slices of ginger,; 2 cloves of garlic,; 1 scallion,; 1 tsp of Sichuan peppercorns; 100 grams of water; 210 grams of all-purpose flour; 1 whole egg; 55 grams of water; 1/2 tsp of salt; 1.5 cup of light soy sauce; 1.5 cup of water; 1/2 cup of brown sugar; 1 dried shitake mushroom, crushed; 3 slices of ginger; 1 scallion; 4-5 cilantro leaves; a shallot, thinly sliced; 1 small stick of cinnamon; 1 star anise; 1/2 of a black cardamom; 1/2 tbsp of Sichuan peppercorn; 1 piece of bay leave