Har Gow
Crystal skin shrimp dumplings, a classic dim sum favorite
Ingredients
- 50 g wheat starch
- 50 g tapioca starch
- 0.50 g salt
- 160 ml boiling water
- ¼ tsp vegetable oil
- 500 g prawns
- 2 tsp salt
- 50 g bamboo shoot
- 5 g sugar
- 5 g corn starch
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 2 tsp sesame oil
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- work surface
- bamboo steamer
Instructions
The Dough
Mix the 50 g wheat starch , 50 g tapioca starch , and 0.50 g salt in a mixing bowl .
Add the 160 ml boiling water and stir vigorously until it looks like snowflakes.
Add the ¼ tsp vegetable oil .
Knead the dough until soft and pliable.
Cover and let relax for 5 minutes .
Put the dough on a work surface and roll into long strips.
Cut dough into small portions, 15–20 g each.
Roll out the dough and wrap with the shrimp filling.
The Filling
Clean and devein the 500 g prawns . Marinate with 2 tsp salt for 5 minutes and wash thoroughly under running water.
Chop the shrimp coarsely.
Chop the 50 g bamboo shoot into small pieces.
Mix the shrimp, bamboo shoots, 5 g sugar , 5 g corn starch , ¼ tsp ground white pepper , 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine , and 2 tsp sesame oil until sticky.
To Steam
Place the dumplings in a bamboo steamer .
Steam for 6 minutes .
Serve immediately.
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---
title: Har Gow
description: Crystal skin shrimp dumplings, a classic dim sum favorite
url: https://tasteasianfood.com/har-gow/
servings: 15
time: 26 minutes
tags: [chinese, dim-sum, dumplings, shrimp]
cuisine: Chinese
difficulty: hard
---
> The weight for the shrimp in the recipe is around 300 g of shrimp meat after peeling and deveining.
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Add the @boiling water{160%ml} and stir vigorously until it looks like snowflakes.
Add the @vegetable oil{¼%tsp}.
Knead the dough until soft and pliable.
Cover and let relax for ~rest dough{5%minutes}.
Put the dough on a #work surface{} and roll into long strips.
Cut dough into small portions, 15–20 g each.
Roll out the dough and wrap with the shrimp filling.
== The Filling ==
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Mix the shrimp, bamboo shoots, @sugar{5%g}, @corn starch{5%g}, @ground white pepper{¼%tsp}, @Shaoxing wine{1%tbsp}, and @sesame oil{2%tsp} until sticky.
== To Steam ==
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Steam for ~steam{6%minutes}.
Serve immediately.