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Shrimp Dumplings
Classic Cantonese dim sum with translucent skin wrapping tender shrimp filling
Prep Time15m
Cook Time30m
Yield4 servings
Cuisine
Ingredients
- Shrimp 300g
- Pork fat 50g
- Bamboo shoots 50g
- Rice flour 150g
- Tapioca starch 50g
- Sesame oil 1 tbsp
- Salt 1/2 tsp
- White pepper 1/4 tsp
- Hot water 200ml
Steps
- Prepare shrimp: Remove vein from shrimp, pat dry with paper towel. Dice 1/3 of shrimp, mince remaining 2/3 into paste.
- Make filling: Cut pork fat and bamboo shoots into small dice. Mix shrimp paste, shrimp dice, pork fat, and bamboo shoots in a bowl. Add salt, white pepper, and sesame oil. Stir until sticky. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Make dough: Mix rice flour and tapioca starch in a large bowl. Slowly add 200ml hot water (80-90°C), stirring with chopsticks until shaggy dough forms.
- Knead dough: When cool enough to handle, knead into smooth dough. Cover with damp cloth, rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide dough: Roll dough into long strip, cut into 15g pieces.
- Roll skin: Dust work surface with cooked starch (to prevent sticking). Roll each piece into round skin about 8cm diameter (thinner at edges, thicker in center).
- Add filling: Place filling in center of skin, fold skin into half circle.
- Create pleats: Use thumb and index finger to pleat edges, working from one end to another until crescent shape forms.
- Steam: Line steamer with parchment or carrot slices. Place dumplings in steamer. Steam on high heat for 5-6 minutes until skin becomes translucent.
- Serve: Remove immediately, arrange on plate and serve hot.
Tips
Tips: 1) Pat shrimp dry; 2) Use hot water (80-90°C) for dough; 3) Roll skin thin and even; 4) Do not oversteam.



