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Learn how to make this hearty Cantonese classic!

Taro Steamed Spare Ribs (芋頭蒸排骨)

lb spare ribs

lb taro

black bean

rehydrated dried mandarin peel

green onion

ginger

garlic

red chili pepper

cornstarch

salt

tsp sugar

oyster sauce

tbsp light soy sauce

0.5 tsp dark soy sauce

tsp baking soda

tbsp cooking wine

water

0.25 tsp white pepper

tbsp sesame oil

vegetable oil

Rinse & soak black beans

Rinse the dried fermented black beans in warm water 3 times. Then, let it soak in the water to rehydrate for at least 5 minutes.

Prepare the spare ribs

Peel the membrane off the spare ribs by making a small cut at the end, and pulling it away from the meat.

Marinate the ribs

Make the marinade by mixing together cornstarch, salt, sugar, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, baking soda, cooking wine, water, and white pepper.

Prepare taro

Carefully cut around the taro to score the slice where we want to cut it, so we end up with taro. Then, chop deep into the taro and split the slice off.

Chop scallions & chili

Dice green onion and red chili pepper and set aside.

Steam ribs & taro

Crush half of the rehydrated fermented black beans with the back of a spoon. Mix them into the ribs.

Garnish & plate

When the taro is cooked through, turn off the heat, and remove the dish from the pan.

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A few ingredients make for big flavor in this warming rice dish!

Cantonese Sticky Rice, Lo Mai Fan (臘味糯米飯)

oz Chinese sausage

oz cured pork belly

oz dried shiitake mushroom

shrimp

oz green onion

oz cilantro

oz jasmine rice

oz glutinous rice

22 oz boiling water

tbsp oil

tsp dark soy sauce

tsp light soy sauce

Prepare rice

Measure out jasmine rice and glutinous rice, and wash 3 times, pouring out the starchy water and using fresh water. Let the rinsed rice drain in a colander.

Prepare dried ingredients

Wash the dried shrimp in clean water, and drain. Then, soak the dried shrimp in warm water.

Cut cured meats

Cut the cured pork belly into strips, and then dice into small pieces. Make the pieces a similar size and shape to the diced mushrooms.

Prepare aromatics

Peel garlic. Then, smash and mince them finely.

Cook rice

Add boiling water to the rice cooker, or whichever cooking vessel you prefer.

Stir-fry ingredients

When the rice is done cooking, it's time to start stir-frying everything together!

Stir-fry rice

Stir the rice with chopsticks to make sure that the seasoning from earlier is well-mixed. Add oil to the rice and stir it in.

Plate & serve

Scoop the sticky rice into the serving dish. If you reserved those stir-fried ingredients and green garnishes, layer on the stir-fried ingredients first, and then sprinkle the green garnishes on top. Enjoy!

Perfectly chewy, piping hot soupy pork-filled bites of comfort heaven. When you eat your first bite you'll know why soup dumplings are one of the best foods ever created. This recipe starts with authentic homemade 2-ingredient dumpling dough (flour and water only), a naturally super gelatinous meat stock (no commercial gelatin added), and a very tasty seasoned pork filling. This is a perfect recipe to make this weekend and a really great way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. 

Homemade Chinese Soup Dumplings xiaolongbao (小笼包) (100% From Scratch)

bread flour

water (90 grams)

pig trotter (about 1 pound), split in half (450 grams)*

chicken backs or pork skin, sliced into strips (225 grams)

of a medium yellow onion (45 grams)

garlic (10 grams)

ginger (2 grams)

leek

scallion, whole (white and green parts)

carrot (15 grams)

Shaoxing wine (14 grams)

porcini mushrooms or 2 fresh shitake mushrooms (optional)**

water (1416 grams)

fatty ground pork (70% meat/30% fat ratio) (450 grams)

Shaoxing wine (14 grams)***

scallions, finely minced (green parts only)

sesame oil (2 grams)

sugar (3 grams)

soy sauce (24 grams)

water (45 grams)

ginger, julienned (15 grams)

gelatin stock, chilled and diced into 1/4-inch cubes (355 grams)

Chinese black vinegar (Chinkiang

ginger, julienned,

soy sauce (optional)

Make the gelatin stock (aspic). Add the pork and chicken to a medium pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Remove the meat, dump the water, rinse out the pot, and clean the meat under running water to remove any more impurities.  Place the meat back into the pot. Add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 3 hours checking on it periodically. Alternatively, you may use a pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time by about half. Allow the gelatin stock to slightly cool, and strain it through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the solids. Place the gelatin stock in a heat-proof glass jar and allow it to cool to room temperature before sealing and refrigerating overnight. 

Make the pork filling. Add the fresh ginger to a bowl with 3 tablespoons of hot water and allow the mixture to steep for 30 minutes or more. Discard the ginger or reserve for another use. Add the pork to the bowl of a food processor and process until the pork becomes light and almost paste-like and add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the ginger-infused water and all remaining pork filling ingredients EXCEPT the cubed gelatin stock and salt to taste. Stir the mixture well to combine the ingredients.

Test the flavor of the pork filling. Pan-fry a small amount of filling in a lightly oiled skillet, taste it and adjust the seasonings adding salt, a little more soy, scallions, or Shaoxing, etc. if desired. Once you have the filling just right, add the cubed gelatin stock and stir to incorporate. Do not stir too vigorously, just gently enough to combine the two mixtures well. Cover and refrigerate the seasoned filling while you make the dumpling dough. 

Make the dumpling dough. Add the flour to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment (or to a large mixing bowl), add the warm water 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture comes together and you can form a ball out of it. Knead the dough (which will be stiff at first) for 12 minutes in the mixer on speed 2, or by hand for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the dough is much softer and becomes smooth.  If you feel the dough is just too hard to knead, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest 15 minutes before continuing to knead it. Once the dough is fully kneaded, cover it with plastic wrap and allow it to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes or up to 3 hours. 

Roll out the dumpling wrappers. After the dough has rested, roll the dough into a log about 6-8 inches long. Cut the dough into equal pieces (about 12 grams each). Cover the dough pieces with sustainable cling film to keep them from drying out. Lightly dust a work surface or non-stick dough mat with a little flour and roll each dough piece out to about 3 inches in diameter. Dust the wrappers with cornstarch and stack them on top of one another and cover with a damp towel to keep them from drying out.

Prepare the bamboo steamer. Line the bottoms of the steamer with fresh cabbage leaves, banana leaves, or parchment paper that has slits cut in it. If using cabbage or banana leaves brush them with vegetable oil first which keeps the dumplings from sticking. 

Fill the dumplings. Place a dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand, add a heaping tablespoon of filling and make as many pleats as you can while using your thumb to keep the filling enclosed inside of the dumpling as it&#8217;s being sealed. Do your best to get 10 to 18 total pleats. Be sure to seal the dumplings closed at the top by twisting and pinching them. Place filled dumplings into the bamboo steamer about 2 inches apart (it&#8217;s best if they&#8217;re not touching because it reduces the chance of them tearing open when removing them from the steamer. If your mixture starts to become difficult to fill, place it into the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes to allow it to firm up before moving on. 

Cook the dumplings. Add enough water to a sauté pan or wok that you can steam the dumplings for 8 minutes without running out of water. Never allow the water to have contact with the dumplings while steaming. When the water is boiling, add the steamer baskets,  cover with the lid, and cook for 8 minutes. Remove the steamer basket and serve with dipping sauce (see the main post for how to safely eat soup dumplings), Enjoy!

Learn how to make the essential dim sum pick, Ham Sui Gok!

Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings (鹹水角)

oz wheat starch

oz glutinous rice flour

oz water

1.5 oz white sugar

lard

0.5 oz dried shrimp

oz pork butt

oz turnip

0.5 oz dried shiitake mushroom

oz celery

cilantro

tbsp Yóu Yóu tea seed oil

0.25 tsp white pepper powder

sesame oil

750 ml Yóu Yóu tea seed oil

Make dough

Put the wheat starch and glutinous rice flour into two separate bowls. Into the bowl of wheat starch, add hot water and carefully knead for 30 seconds.

Prepare ingredients

Rinse the dried shrimp, and then soak in warm water for 8-10 minutes to rehydrate them. Do the same with the dried shiitake mushrooms.

Stir-fry filling

With the stove on high, heat the wok for about 30 seconds, and then add Yóu Yóu tea seed oil.

Season filling

Season with salt, oyster sauce, and light soy sauce and stir-fry for a bit. Then add white pepper powder.

Wrap dumplings

Make sure that the filling has cooled down and the dough has rested in the refrigerator for at least an hour before wrapping the ham sui gok.

Deep-fry dumplings

Turn the stove on to high and pour the Yóu Yóu tea seed oil into the pot, enough to cover the amount of ham sui gok you're cooking.

Taste test & plate

When the ham sui gok are finished frying, carefully scoop them out of the oil and onto a plate. Enjoy!

Unbelievably crunchy rice balls, coated in sesame seeds and filled with a satisfyingly chewy, subtly sweet, mochi-like center.

Super Easy Sesame Balls

A little less than 1/2 cup (110 milliliters) water

(50 grams) white sugar

(130 grams) glutinous rice flour

tsp (4 grams) neutral oil

(48 grams) white sesame

neutral oil (for frying)

Heat up a pot on the stove over low heat and pour in a pint of oil. Let it heat up until it’s hot.

Prep

On a pan over medium-high heat, mix the water and sugar until the sugar dissolves.

In a big bowl, mix glutinous rice flour with the sugar water which may be added in at any temperature. Mix until it’s clumpy, then add in 1 tsp of oil.

Use your hands to knead it into a smooth, firm dough ball. It shouldn’t be too saggy. The perfect texture of a sesame ball dough before it is fried should be smooth, elastic, and firm but not too dry or too soft.

If the dough sags, add glutinous rice flour to the dough ball 1/4 teaspoon at a time until it is firm but not too dry.

Dough

Split the dough into 6 pieces and roll them into spheres.

Toss it in sesame seeds. Repeat for the rest of the dough.

Shape

When the oil in the pot hits 250°F / 111°C, toss in the sesame balls. Flip continuously until they float, 10 mins.

Then, take turns submerging the balls in the hot oil with a sieve.

After the initial 20 minutes, gradually increase the oil temperature to 300°F / 148°C for the final 10 minutes of frying.

They should look round and light golden brown. Transfer them onto paper towels to absorb excess oil. Serve while warm and enjoy same day!If you&#39;ve tried this recipe, please let me know what you think in the comments below! And if you enjoyed it, don&#39;t forget to give it a thumbs up or share it with your friends! You can help my channel by tagging @vocabularyoffood in your cooks. ۶(◠ 。◠)۶

Fluffy, soft, and light steamed buns made using only cold milk, yeast, and flour.

Steamed Buns (Mantou)

(175 ml) whole milk, chilled

tsp (4 g) active dry yeast

(280 g) all purpose flour (bleached)

Cut one sheet of parchment paper into 8 4”x 4” squares.

Set up a steamer over the stove. Add water according to the type of pan you&#39;re using.For metal steamers or steamer baskets, typically, 1 cup of water is sufficient. However, if you&#39;re using a larger pan or a bamboo steamer, you may need to adjust and add more water. Ensure the water level is below the wire of the steamer basket, colander, or wire rack.This prevents the water from touching the buns during steaming, which could make them soggy.

Mix together chilled milk and yeast.

Add the flour and stir with a spatula until the mixture becomes clumpy. Use your hands to knead the dough for about 15 mins. If you’re using a stand mixer with a dough hook, mix for 10 mins. Initially, the dough may feel sticky, but as you knead, it should become smooth. The texture of mantou dough can vary depending on the moisture content of the All-Purpose Flour brand you are using. If your dough feels wet and sticky after kneading, it may require additional flour. Gradually add 1 teaspoon of All-Purpose Flour at a time until the dough is no longer sticky and does not feel overly dry. On the other hand, if your dough feels excessively wet, add All-Purpose Flour 1 teaspoon at a time until the dough is no longer sticky and does not feel dry.

Cover the dough ball with plastic wrap or a lint-free towel and let it rest for 5 minutes.

With a knife, divide the dough into 7 equal pieces.

Take one piece and use a rolling pin to roll it into an oval shape. Fold the top half into the middle and lightly press down to seal it. Then, fold the bottom half into the middle. Pinch together the opposite edges, forming a ball.

Place the ball on a sheet of parchment, smooth side up, and shape into a sphere. Repeat.

Arrange the shaped buns in a steamer. Cover with its lid and let the buns proof for 1 hour, or until they have doubled in size.

Once the buns have proofed, steam them on low heat for about 10 mins. Serve warm.If you&#39;ve tried this recipe, please let me know what you think in the comments below! And if you enjoyed it, don&#39;t forget to give it a thumbs up or share it with your friends! You can help my channel by tagging @vocabularyoffood in your cooks. ۶(◠ 。◠)۶

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