Ha Gow

Name: Ha Gow
Ingredients: shrimp pound Raw, peeled and chopped; shrimp pound Precooked salad, chopped; 2 ounces pork fat chopped fine; 1 cup bamboo shoots chopped; 1 teaspoon ground white pepper; fresh ginger teaspoon Grated; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon green onion Chopped; 1 egg white; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons potato starch; 1 cup wheat starch; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup boiling water plus; 3 tablespoons boiling water; 1 teaspoon lard

18 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

shrimp pound Raw, peeled and chopped
shrimp pound Precooked salad, chopped
2 ounces pork fat chopped fine
1 cup bamboo shoots chopped
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
fresh ginger teaspoon Grated
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon green onion Chopped
1 egg white
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons potato starch
1 cup wheat starch
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water plus
3 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon lard

Directions

1

Place all filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well, by hand until the ingredients form a smooth and rather firm stuffing. This will take about 2 minutes. Dough: Measure both starches and salt into a small mixing bowl.
2

Quickly pour the boiling water into the starches while stirring with chopsticks until you get a partially cooked dough. Do not overwork the dough. Quickly add the lard in little pinches and then knead until smooth.
3

When the dough is smooth, after about 2 minutes' kneading, cover it with the mixing bowl and allow it to rest for 15 minutes before shaping. To shape the dumplings, pull just a bit more than 1 tsp of dough from the ball. Keep the remainder of the dough covered with the bowl. Roll the small amount into a ball and place onto a floured marble board. Roll out into a circle about 3 inches in diameter. Place 1 t of the shrimp filling in the center of the circle of dough and fold over into a half-moon. Use a tiny bit of water for sealing the edges. Be sure to gently press out all the air. If you wish, you can form little pleats in the d