Har Gow 虾饺 - Chinese Recipe

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Har Gow 虾饺

🌍 Chinese, Cantonese dim sum Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • (Dough) 150g wheat starch
  • 50g tapioca starch
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 200ml boiling water
  • 1 tbsp lard
  • (Filling) 300g raw shrimp (roughly chopped)
  • 50g bamboo shoot (minced)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

Method

  1. Mixing — Mix starches and salt; pour in boiling water; stir. Knead while hot; add lard; knead until smooth. Cover 10 min.
  2. Mixing — Mix filling; chill 20 min.
  3. Rolling — Roll dough thin; cut 8cm circles. Place 1 tsp filling; pleat edge with 7–9 pleats to form crescent.
  4. Steaming — Steam in oiled bamboo steamer over high heat 8 min.