Recipe Prawn Dumplings Yum Cha. Pour in water that has just been boiled water at lower temptation will result in failure. Serve it with a side of fried rice and steamed asian greens with oyster sauce.
Marinate the prawn meat with 1 teaspoon of salt for 5 minutes. The secret to these prawns success is marinating them first in soy sauce shaoxing wine sesame oil and a beaten egg before deep frying them. These round dumplings are perhaps the most iconic yum cha item.
Try your hand at chinese potstickers spring rolls and chinese pork buns.
For authentic cantonese har gow there are two types of shrimp fillings. Combined all the ingredients and pound it on the plate repeatedly under it forms a firm mass like a meatloaf or burger patty. The traditional wrappers are made from wheat starch which becomes translucent when steamed but these can be hard for the home cook to buy. Siu mai shumai is the first thing you grab off the trolleys at yum cha.