har gow

Shrimp dumpling is one of the most famous Cantonese dim sum available.

How to make the best Har Gow (蝦餃)

g wheat starch

g tapioca starch

g salt

vegetable oil

160 ml boiling water

500 g prawns,

g bamboo shoot,

salt

g sugar

g corn starch

white pepper

Shaoxing wine

sesame oil

Mix the wheat starch, tapioca starch and salt...

Mix the wheat starch, tapioca starch and salt in a mixing bowl.

Add the boiling water into the mixing bowl....

Add the boiling water into the mixing bowl. Stir the mixture vigorously until it looks like snowflakes.

Add the oil.

Knead the dough until soft and pliable.

Cover it and let it relax for 5...

Put it on a work surface and roll...

Put it on a work surface and roll it into long strips.

Cut dough into small portions, 15-20g each.

Roll out the dough, wrap the shrimp filling...

Roll out the dough, wrap the shrimp filling with the wrapper.

Clean and devein the shrimps. Marinate with salt...

Clean and devein the shrimps. Marinate with salt for 5 minutes and wash thoroughly under running water.

Chop the shrimp coarsely.

Chop the bamboo shoots into small pieces.

Mix the shrimps, bamboo shoots, and the seasoning...

Mix the shrimps, bamboo shoots, and the seasoning together until it become sticky.

Place the dumplings in the bamboo steamer.

Steam for 6 minutes.

Serve immediately.

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How to make the best Har Gow (蝦餃) – Shrimp dumpling recipe

This recipe for Har Gow (dim sum crystal shrimp dumplings) has been a long time coming. After many experiments, we've cracked the code on how to make them.

Har Gow (Dim Sum Shrimp Dumplings)

shrimp

oyster sauce

sugar

ginger

bamboo shoots

wheat starch

cornstarch

water

lard ((or oil))

Mix everything (except the bamboo) together; whip in one direction for a few minutes until the mixture starts to look sticky. Now add the chopped bamboo shoots, and mix everything together. Cover and refrigerate while preparing the dough.

For the filling:

Mix the wheat starch and cornstarch in a mixing bowl. Slowly add in the boiling water, while stirring rapidly. Now add in the lard (or oil) and continue to stir. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes, until it turns into a smooth dough ball. Roll the dough into a long cylinder, and divide it into 18 equal pieces. Cover the dough pieces with a damp paper towel.

For the dough:

Turn on the stove to pre-boil the water in the steamer. Take one piece of dough and roll it into a 3” diameter circle. Add a spoonful of filling and fold the dumpling as shown in our video. Continue assembling until all the dumplings are made.

Once the water in the steamer is boiled, steam the shrimp dumplings for 6 minutes using high heat and serve hot. Make sure that they each have an inch and a half to expand during the cooking process.

To assemble and cook the dumplings:

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Har Gow Assembly

This recipe for Har Gow (Chinese Shrimp Dumplings) is a dim sum classic, featuring a robust shrimp filling tucked inside a chewy and translucent dumpling wrapper.

Har Gow (蝦餃) (Chinese Shrimp Dumplings)

C 70 grams canned bamboo shoots (竹筍),

tsp sea salt (鹽)

white pepper (胡椒粉)

sesame oil (麻油)

wheat starch (小麥澄粉)

potato starch (土豆淀粉)

250 ml boiling water (沸水)

g tapioca starch (菱粉)

sesame oil (麻油) (plus extra for greasing)

Boil bamboo shoots in a pot of hot water for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse well.

Pat dry with paper towel and dice into small pieces.

If using bamboo shoots:

Place raw shrimp into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment.

Add in salt, white pepper and turn on the mixer, stirring for 10 minutes.

Add in cooked bamboo shoots (or diced water chestnut), sugar and sesame oil into the shrimp and continue to mix for another minute, until very sticky.

Remove the shrimp mixture and place into a bowl, covered with plastic wrap.

Chill in the fridge overnight.

Mixture:

Place wheat starch and potato starch into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment.

Add 1 C boiling water into the flour mixture and turn on the mixer for about 30 seconds.

Stop the mixer and add in tapioca starch. Start the mixer and let it go for 1-2 minutes.

Remove the dough out of the bowl.

Knead the dough by hand for 1-2 minutes.

Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rest for 3 minutes.

Roll the dough into 2 long logs and divide into 40 portions, about 12g each.

Cover the dough to prevent it from drying up.

Grease your work surface with a little sesame oil.

Press a piece of dough in between a folded piece of parchment paper onto the tortilla press and flatten it into a 3" round disc.

Lightly roll and flatten one half of the disc, to make it thinner on one side.

Make the har gow dumpling skin dough:

Fill the dumpling skin with 1 tsp of shrimp filling.

The thinner dough on top, and the thicker side should be on the bottom. Fold the dough into a half-moon shape.

Pinch the right corner and pleat 9-10 times on one spot, with the thinner edge and the last pleat on the left corner. Pinch to seal.

Place har gow on a greased steamer with holes.

Steam over boiling water on high heat for 5-6 minutes, or until fully cooked and the dumpling skin is translucent.

Assemble and steam:

Your timing is perfect, Michelle!  We have extra shrimp, and Laura and I were just talking about how to use it.  Now we don't have some of the other ingredients, but we're always up for a new adventure in the kitchen.  These sound delicious!

One of those dumplings we always order in Yumcha!  I love this and you perfectly made them

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