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My Most Popular Chinese Recipes ❤️
Tips, tricks, and recipes for perfect Chinese dishes
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My Most Popular Chinese Recipes ❤️
Tips, tricks, and recipes for Chinese dishes
Easy Pan-fried Shrimp and Chive Dumplings
I decided to make shrimp and chive dumplings (韭菜虾饺), but had no patience making the wheat starch skin from scratch. Moving forward, I wanted my shrimp dumplings and I wanted them pronto; I thought of a way to cheat, which I have seen at a few dim sum restaurants.
The answer is wrapping the shrimp dumplings with regular dumpling/potsticker wrappers or wonton skin. So, I settled on wonton skin.
I was going to make har gow or the ever-popular Cantonese shrimp dumplings but the thought of folding the delicate morsels discouraged me.
When it comes to cooking or eating, I am very spontaneous. It’s about what comes to mind at the very moment when I am hungry–a recipe from a cookbook, a mouthwatering picture online, or a sudden craving.
Cooking Tips
Now, what is the technique to make shrimps Chinese-restaurant crunchy–the springy texture and mouth feel as if the shrimps “bounce” in your mouth and “crunch” when you bite into them? A secret that no Chinese chefs would teach you, but I will. Click here to learn all about it.
Crunchy and Delicious Shrimp and Chive Dumplings
Anyway, here is my shrimp and chive dumplings recipe–a popular pan-fried dumpling on dim sum menu. These shrimp and chive dumplings perked me up as soon as I had the first bite, and yes, those shrimps did “crunch” and “bounce” in my mouth and as delicious as the ones served at dim sum restaurants (I am serious!).
Click on the image in the gallery above to view complete photoset and also step-by-step picture guide on how to make shrimp and chive dumplings.
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I’m not sure if there is anyone out there that LOVES dim sum as much as me. There aren’t any more dim sum restaurants near me anymore.It’s not like we had a lot to begin with, but now, NONE. I could cry! Anyway, I have decided that if I want it, I’ve got to make it! Now once again I’m at a loss. I cannot find the right dim sum wrappers. The store has the won ton skins, but I believe those are the ones for frying. You know, the crunchy ones. Please tell me where to buy them. From scratch would be too difficult for me. Heck I’m old. lol HELP, I’m desperate!
Hi Audrey. If you find fresh wonton skins, you can use those. They can be used for steaming, boiling or frying. Hope you find good dim sum soon.
What are the egg whites used for?
To make the shrimp bouncy in texture.
Can I make a bunch of these and freeze them ?
I’ve heard you can only make ahead and freeze if you don’t use previously frozen shrimp. Otherwise if you use fresh shrimp, yes you can.