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🍽️ Homemade Dim Sum Dumplings

300 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g wheat starch
• boiling water
• 100 g chopped shrimp
• 1 pinch freshly grated ginger
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onions (or leeks)
• salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 6 soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chives

Instructions

1. 1. Put the wheat starch into a bowl.
2. 2. Add water slowly.
3. 3. Knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable.
4. 4. Roll out the dough thinly.
5. 5. Cut out round circles with a diameter of about 10 cm.
6. 6. Put the shrimp into a separate bowl.
7. 7. Add the grated ginger.
8. 8. Add the sesame oil.
9. 9. Sprinkle the pepper over it.
10. 10. Add the finely chopped onion or leek.
11. 11. Salt the mixture.
12. 12. Mix everything well until the filling is uniform.
13. 13. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each dough circle.
14. 14. Put the egg yolk into a small bowl.
15. 15. Add one tablespoon of water to the egg yolk.
16. 16. Whisk the egg yolk with the water.
17. 17. Brush the edges of the dough circles with the egg yolk mixture.
18. 18. Fold the dough over the filling.
19. 19. Press the edges together.
20. 20. Create alternating small pleats to seal the dumplings.
21. 21. Ensure that the edges form a zigzag pattern.
22. 22. Place the dumplings into a bamboo steamer basket.
23. 23. Steam the dumplings over boiling vapor.
24. 24. Steam them for 10 minutes.
25. 25. Check if the dumplings are cooked through.
26. 26. Put all the sauce ingredients into a small bowl.
27. 27. Stir the sauce well.
28. 28. Serve the dim sum dumplings with the sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 300
• Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 38 g