Crystal Shrimp Dumplings

Overview

Crystal shrimp dumplings are one of the most famous Cantonese teahouse dim sums. The prepared shrimp dumplings are crystal clear and the fillings are faintly visible. They taste elastic, smooth and tender, making people salivate. They are a rare delicious dish that is both beautiful and full of ingredients. Shrimp dumplings are very convenient to make at home. The following is the specific method. Friends who like to eat this must try it~

Tags

• snacks
• cantonese cuisine
• old man
• afternoon tea
• summer recipes
• students
• chengfen
• corn starch
• fresh shrimp
• pork
• carrot

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare ingredients. 150 grams of clear noodles, 50 grams of corn starch, appropriate amount of boiling water, 400 grams of fresh shrimp, 100 grams of pork, appropriate amount of ginger, and 1 carrot. (Cheng noodles are also called wheat starch and can be bought in supermarkets. For pork, you can also choose fatter pork belly or pure fat pork belly. This depends on your own taste.)

   

2. 2 Remove the heads, feet, shells, tails and shrimp threads of the shrimps, and keep the remaining shrimps, as shown in the picture.

   

3. 3 Cut half of the shrimp into large pieces; chop the other half into the filling; chop the pork into the filling; mince the ginger, as shown in the picture.

   

4. 4 Add 2 spoons of cooking oil, 1 spoon of cooking wine, half a spoon of salt, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, half a spoon of sugar, and a little white pepper into the filling. Then start stirring with your hands in one direction until the meat filling is vigorous, then beat it a few more times, as shown in the picture, and the filling is ready.

   

5. 5 Start kneading the dough. Mix the noodles and cornstarch, then pour in the boiling water, stirring while pouring, until there is no dry powder left. (It must be boiling water!)

   

6. 6 Take out the dough and knead it evenly on the surface, as shown in the picture. Then cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. (The kneaded dough must be placed in plastic wrap, otherwise it will dry easily. In the next few steps, be sure to put the temporarily unused dough into plastic wrap and cover it.)

   

7. 7 Roll the dough into a long strip, then cut into evenly sized balls, as shown in the picture.

   

8. 8 Take a small ball and roll it into a ball, flatten it and place it in plastic wrap, as shown in the picture. (Be sure to lay a layer of plastic wrap on the panel first, and then cover it with another layer to prevent sticking.)

   

9. 9 Use a small plate to press the dough into a round shape. (You can use a kitchen knife or a wooden board to press it, and the effect will be the same.)

   

10. 10 As shown in the picture, the shrimp dumpling skin after being pressed. (The shrimp dumpling wrappers should be freshly wrapped and pressed. Don’t make too many at once, otherwise they will easily dry out.)

    

11. 11 Put an appropriate amount of filling into the shrimp dumpling skin, as shown in the picture. (It’s best to have one or two pieces of shrimp in the filling.)

    

12. 12 Start from one side and pinch the shrimp dumplings tightly, as shown in the picture. (When wrapping, be gentle with your hands, otherwise the skin will be easily pinched.)

    

13. 13 After kneading all the shrimp dumplings, place them one by one on the carrot slices, as shown in the picture. (This can prevent sticking very well.) Boil water in a pot, simmer over high heat for 7-8 minutes and then turn off the heat. Then serve it while it's hot, it tastes very good.