Steamed Vegetable Dumplings Recipe

Category : dim sum |  Style : steam |  Serves : 30 pieces  |

Ingredients

Method :

• Heat oil in a wok and lightly brown garlic, then add shrimps and stir-fry for 1 minute.

• Add turnip, carrot, 1 teaspoon salt, and half teaspoon each of sugar and pepper and stir-fry for another 3 - 4 minutes, then pour in the water and continue frying until liquid evaporates and turnip in soft.

• Stir in spring onion and coriander leaves, set aside and allow to cool.

• Sift plain and tapioca four into a mixing bowl and add the remaining salt, then add the boiling water gradually, stirring well with a wooden spoon.

• Add lard and knead to a smooth dough.

• Roll up the dough in a long sausage and cut into 30 even pieces.

• Flatten each piece of dough with a rolling pin in between plastic sheets.

• Roll out to form a thin round piece approx. 7 - 8 cm in diameter.

• Place two teaspoonful of the vegetable filling in the center and gather the edges to the center leaving a pea-size hole in the center.

• Arrange on a bamboo steamer lined with a piece of banana leaf.

• Steam over rapidly boiling water for approx. 7 - 10 minutes, brushing with a little oil while hot.

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