Steps to Prepare Quick Authentic Shrimp Dumplings

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, authentic shrimp dumplings. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Authentic Shrimp Dumplings is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Authentic Shrimp Dumplings is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook authentic shrimp dumplings using 15 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Authentic Shrimp Dumplings:

1. Make ready Filling:
2. Make ready 270 grams Shrimp
3. Make ready 50 grams Sliced pork belly (with plenty of fat)
4. Get 50 grams Bamboo shoot
5. Make ready 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Salt
6. Take 1 tsp Sugar
7. Make ready 2 tsp each Sake, sesame oil
8. Get 1/2 tsp Grated ginger
9. Prepare 1 dash Pepper
10. Get Dumpling skins:
11. Get 140 grams Wheat starch
12. Take 30 grams Tapioca flour (or katakuriko)
13. Get 1 tsp Vegetable oil
14. Prepare 1 pinch Salt
15. Prepare 170 ml Boiling water

Steps to make Authentic Shrimp Dumplings:

1. Peel and devein the shrimp, rub 1 teaspoon of salt (not included in the ingredients list) into the shrimp, rinse, and drain in a sieve to remove any excess moisture.
2. Cut the shrimp from Step 1 into dices smaller than 1 cm, mince the pork fat, and roughly chop the bamboo shoot.
3. Put all the ingredients from Step 2 and the seasonings into a bowl, and mix with chopsticks, stirring in one direction until it becomes sticky.
4. For the dumpling skin: Put the wheat starch, tapioca flour (or katakuriko), and salt in a bowl, while mixing with a rubber spatula, gradually pour in the boiling water, and combine well.
5. Once the dough comes together, transfer to a working surface, knead while adding vegetable oil until it becomes sticky, similar to the consistency of mochi.
6. Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel, and set aside for about 5 minutes.
7. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions, form each dough into a 3 cm stick shape, and divide the dough into 12 g equal portions. Roll each portion into balls, and cover with a damp kitchen towel to prevent it from drying out.
8. Flatten out the dough from Step 7 with the palms of your hands, and quickly shape them into a 6 cm diameter circle with your fingers.
9. Boil water for the steamer.
10. Place about 1 tablespoon of the filling in the middle of a dumpling skin, hold the middle, and make pleats by folding the edges in towards the center.
11. Once the water comes to a boil, line the steamer with parchment paper, put the shrimp dumplings in the steamer, steam over high heat for 7-8 minutes, and enjoy!

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