Appetizer

Har Gow

Name: Har Gow
Total time: 2h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 120g wheat starch; 30g tapioca starch; 180ml boiling water; 1 tbsp lard; 300g shrimp, half chopped; 50g bamboo shoot, minced; Sesame oil, white pepper, sugar, salt; Cornflour

Cantonese dim sum crescent — a translucent wheat-starch wrapper around plump seasoned shrimp.

2h 4 servings Hard

Ingredients

• 120g wheat starch
• 30g tapioca starch
• 180ml boiling water
• 1 tbsp lard
• 300g shrimp, half chopped
• 50g bamboo shoot, minced
• Sesame oil, white pepper, sugar, salt
• Cornflour

Method

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Pour boiling water over starches; knead in lard to a smooth dough.

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1
Pour boiling water over starches; knead in lard to a smooth dough.
2
Season shrimp and bamboo shoot; chill 30 min.
3
Press dough into thin rounds; pleat 8–10 folds around filling.
4
Steam over high heat 6 min until translucent.