Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings — Dim Sum) - East Asian Recipe
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Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings — Dim Sum)
A master dim sum chef is judged by the number of pleats in a har gow — 7 minimum, 9+ is mastery.
Ingredients
- (Wrapper) 200g wheat starch + 50g tapioca starch + 200ml boiling water + 1 tbsp oil. Filling: 300g shrimp roughly chopped
- 50g bamboo shoots minced
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 egg white
Method
- Pouring — Pour boiling water into starches with oil; knead until smooth plastic dough.
- Rolling — Roll thin, cut 9cm rounds.
- Mixing — Mix filling. Place 1 tsp on wrapper. Make pleats along one side to form crescent.
- Steaming — Steam 6–8 min until translucent.