Friday, March 23, 2007

Fresh Prawns Dumpling

Before Steaming

After Steaming


Ingredients:
Skin:

150 gm. wheat starch (tang mien flour)
2 Tbsp. starch flour or tapioca flour
1/4 tsp. salt
225 ml. boiling hot water
1 Tbsp. shortening

Fillings: Mix all the ingredients together

300 gm. prawns - shelled, cleaned, wiped dry and chopped
50 gm. bamboo shoot or water chestnut - dice fine
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chicken granules
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 Tbsp. cornflour (to be added last)

Method:

(1) Sieve wheat starch flour into a mixing bowl.
(2) Boil hot water until boiling point, weigh 225 ml then pour into the wheat starch and stir vigorously with a pair of chopstick. At this point, no need to mix till smooth and well combined. Roughly combined will do. Cover the mixing bowl with a plate and leave it aside for 10 mins.
(3) After 10 mins., pour out the wheat starch dough onto tabletop and knead with the starch flour and shortening till smooth. Cover with a damp cloth to prevent a dry skin from forming.
(4) Cut into small pieces, roll with a rolling pin into round shape.
(5) Spoon some fillings onto the skin and pleat neatly in front then pull the back to the front to stick together. It will become the har gow shape. Place onto a greased tray and steam for 8 to 10 mins. or till cooked.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

perfect looking dumplings you have...

Diana

Anonymous said...

professional handwork there Lucy! Its a great idea to put your name on the pix :)

Anonymous said...

WOW .. Aunty Lucy .. very very nice har gow .., your workmanship is superb !!! peifu x 10000

God Bless,

Aunty Yochana said...

Xan,

I think it's best to put in the name on the pix. Once beaten twice shy...*LOL*

Kellie, thanks for your kind words.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hihi...could you please put up the recipe for this prawn dumpling??hehe..i wan to make for my bf as he likes to eat this dish...

Thanks aunty lucy!

Hugz,

Sharlene

Sophia said...

Wow wow wee, this is one good looking dumplings!

Dizzy

Anonymous said...

Dear Yochana,

This is nice - can you pls advise how you managed to get the lovely pattern ?? It looks so professional - mine looks like a piece of dough !!!

Thank you, Joyce

Anonymous said...

Aunty,
Very beautiful workmanship!

cheerinotes said...

Hi Aunty Lucy, very nice and yummylicious dumplings. I'm always amaze with all the saliva-drooling food you baked/cooked! Very inspirational for novice like me! keke Cheers!

Anonymous said...

My kids love Har Kow do you mind sharing the recipe please ?
Thank You
Chih

Aunty Yochana said...

All everyone for your kind words.

The pleating goes like this:

First you pleat either the back or the front (half only) then enclose it by sticking to each other from the back to the front or the front to the back. I seems to think that I'm confusing everyone here and if I do make again, I snap some photos.

rgds

Anonymous said...

aunty,

hope u dun mind i call u aunty but it sounds more friendly. ^____^

i really agree and happy if u could snap photo during cooking & baking!! good for beginners like me. hehe

Anonymous said...

So generous of you to share your receipe..the dumplings are really an artwork..will try to make for my family.

Anonymous said...

Wow, your har gow very pretty. How is this skin recipe? I want to give the skin a try. Thot of making it today.

LeeLee

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Lee Lee,

Try and let me know...You're the shifu.

rgds

Glad said...

Would like to thank you for the recipe Lucy. I tried it this morning after my last failed attempt. It's a hit and I finally made it! Thank you so much friend!

Aunty Yochana said...

Woah..glad.

Glad you made it.

rgds