Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)
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Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)

虾饺

The benchmark of any dim sum chef — translucent wheat starch dumplings filled with whole shrimp, folded into pleated crescents and steamed until just opaque. Simple, elegant, perfect.

Total
50 min
Serves
4
Level
Hard

Prep 40 min · Cook 10 min

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. Mix wheat starch and tapioca starch. Pour boiling water over and stir immediately with a chopstick until a shaggy dough forms. Cover and rest 2 minutes. Knead with lard or shortening until smooth.

    About 10 min

  2. Coarsely chop half the shrimp and leave the rest whole. Mix all shrimp with bamboo shoots, sesame oil, oyster sauce, sugar, white pepper, and pork fat.

    About 5 min

  3. Divide dough into 24 pieces. Press each into a thin circle with a lightly oiled cleaver flattened.

    About 10 min

  4. Place a teaspoon of filling on each wrapper. Fold and pleat the edge to seal into the traditional crescent shape with 7–9 pleats.

    About 15 min

  5. Steam in a lined bamboo steamer over boiling water for 7–8 minutes until the wrapper turns translucent and shrimp is pink. Serve with soy sauce and chili oil.

    About 8 min

Nutrition per serving (estimate)

Calories
220
Protein
16 g
Carbs
28 g
Fat
5 g
Fibre
1 g
Sodium
480 mg

Contains: wheat, shellfish

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Recipe by Boon Tools.