10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List
10 Best Must Order Hong Kong Dim Sum List
Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings (Ham Sui Gok)
Glutinous rice dumplings (aka hom sui gok) combine savory pork and shrimp filling with a sweet glutinous rice shell. The key to this dish is the glutinous rice flour which creates a dumpling that is chewy and luscious on the inside, yet ever so slightly crispy on the outside.
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Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings (Ham Sui Gok)
Recipe by lucylovestoeat
Ingredients:
For the filling:
- 500g pork mince
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 pieces of dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 carrot
- 6 stalks spring onions
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- ⅔ cup water
- 3 tsp corn starch mixed with 3 tsp water
- 2 tbsp oil
For the dough:
2 cups glutinous rice flour
⅔ cup wheat starch/tang flour
⅔ cup boiling water
¾ cup cool water
⅓ cup sugar
Directions:
- Rehydrate the mushrooms and then finely dice. Finely dice the carrot and spring onions too and set aside
- Add the oil to the pan on high heat.
- Put in the garlic and fry until lightly golden and then add the pork
Once the pork is half cooked, add in the mushrooms, carrots and spring onion. - Mix well and then add the soya sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and white pepper.
- Mix the condiments in well and add in the water to create the sauce
- Thicken the meat and veg filling with the corn starch and water mixture, then turn off the heat and let it cool down
- Put wheat starch into a large bowl and slowly pour in boiling water while gently stirring.