Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)

Name: Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)
Yield: Makes 24 dumplings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (5¼ ounces), wheat starch; ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons (1¾ ounces), tapioca starch; Pinch , table salt; ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon, boiling water; 4 teaspoons, lard, melted; 6 ounces, shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed; 2 tablespoons finely chopped canned, bamboo shoots; 1 tablespoon, lard, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon, Shaoxing wine; ½ teaspoon, grated fresh ginger; ½ teaspoon, minced garlic; ¼ teaspoon, sugar; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, white pepper; ¼ teaspoon, soy sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2023

Main Courses

Chinese

Fish & Seafood

Meticulously crafted Cantonese crystal shrimp dumplings are one of the great joys of a dim sum feast. To truly appreciate their gifts, make them at home.

SERVESMakes 24 dumplings

TIME1¼ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A semisheer wrapper allows a hazy glimpse of the blush-pink mixture that rests inside. Its tacky surface clings lightly to the bamboo steamer and your chopsticks, momentarily prolonging the anticipation. Then you pop it in your mouth: At fi...

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