Har gow: crystal shrimp dumplings (虾饺)

Name: Har gow: crystal shrimp dumplings (虾饺)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 38 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200 g medium-sized shrimp, peeled and deveined (7oz ); 3 tablespoon water chestnuts (minced); 4 tablespoon bamboo shoots (minced); 1 teaspoon ginger (minced); 1 tablespoon fresh chive (finely chopped); 1 teaspoon tapioca starch/cornstarch/potato starch; 1 teaspoon lard (or cooking oil); 1/2 teaspoon pure sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 pinch sugar; 1 pinch white pepper; 40 g wheat starch (1/3 cup ); 40 g tapioca starch/cornstarch/potato starch (1/3 cup ); 1 pinch salt; 80 ml boiling water (1/3 cup); 12 slices carrot (diagonally cut)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:8min

Juicy filling wrapped by translucent skin, Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) is a popular dim sum dish. Read my detailed recipe to learn how to make it perfectly.

Updated at: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:31:37 GMT