Shrimp Dumplings Recipe

Name: Shrimp Dumplings Recipe
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Cantonese
Ingredients: fresh shrimp: 250g; wheat starch: 150g; starch: 50g; fat pork: 100g; green onions; lard; chicken powder; sugar; salt

Features:

Cuisine:

Cantonese

Shrimp Dumplings is a main dish in Cantonese dim sum. The stuffing contains shrimp and pork, which product a juicy and seafood aroma dumplings. The taste is light and fresh, so in order to make authentic shrimp paste, use fresh shrimp and pork.

60 minutes
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

250g fresh shrimp
150g wheat starch
50g starch
100g fat pork
green onions
lard
chicken powder
sugar
salt

Directions

Kitchen Tips

1. Use hot water to make the dough. If the water is warm or cold, it is hard to mixture all starch powder.

2. To improve the tender mouthfeel of shrimp, the ratio of wheat starch and starch should be 3:1.

Steps

1 Done 5 minutes	Wash fresh shrimp, remove shell and sand vein. Use half of shrimps meat to make a paste-Use a knife to pat and mince into a paste. Set aside.
2 Done 5 minutes	Wash fat pork, mince into small pieces. Set aside.
3 Done 10 minutes	Add shrimp paste, minced pork into a bowl. Add chopped green onion and chicken powder, sugar and salt. Stir until mix well.
4 Done 20 minutes	Add a little salt to the remaining shrimp and mix well. Marinate for 20 minutes.
5 Done 10 minutes	Add wheat starch and starch into a bowl. Add a little salt, stir well. Gradually add hot water while stirring the starch mixture. Stir until all starch into a paste. Cover the lid and let sit for 5 minutes.
6 Done 10 minutes	Use the starch mixture to make a dough. Add lard to the dough and knead until mix well. Divide into small doughs, then roll into dumpling skin. Use the dumpling skin to wrap pork mixture stuffing and 1 shrimp. Make them into shrimp dumplings. Steam for 5 minutes. Serve.