Description
Delicate shrimp and chive dumplings bring coastal Chinese flavors to your kitchen with elegant simplicity. Delightful parcels wrapped in thin dough promise a perfect balance of tender seafood and fresh herb notes you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) shrimp (peeled, deveined, chopped)
- 1 ounce (28 grams) chives (finely chopped)
- Wonton skins (for wrapping)
Seasonings and Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon egg white
- 12 teaspoons tapioca starch
- 12 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon oil
Dipping Sauce:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar
- Cooking oil (for pan-frying)
Instructions
- Meticulously clean and chop shrimp into fine pieces, then combine with freshly chopped chives to create a vibrant filling mixture.
- In a mixing bowl, blend shrimp, chives, egg white, tapioca starch, chicken bouillon powder, salt, fish sauce, sesame oil, white pepper powder, sugar, and oil until thoroughly incorporated. Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to enhance flavor melding.
- Lay out wonton skins on a clean work surface. Carefully place a precise teaspoon of prepared filling in the center of each skin.
- Moisten the edges of the wonton skin with water, then delicately fold and seal the dumpling, ensuring a tight closure to prevent filling leakage.
- Warm cooking oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat, creating an ideal pan-frying environment.
- Gently place dumplings in the heated pan, cooking one side until achieving a golden-brown crispness, then carefully flip to cook the opposite side until equally crispy and golden.
- While dumplings are cooking, quickly prepare the accompanying dipping sauce by whisking together soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar in a small serving bowl.
- Transfer the hot, crispy dumplings to a serving plate and present alongside the prepared dipping sauce, ready to be enjoyed immediately.
Notes
- Choose fresh, high-quality shrimp for the most vibrant flavor and texture in your dumplings.
- Thoroughly pat shrimp dry to prevent excess moisture from making the filling soggy and difficult to wrap.
- Chill the filling mixture before wrapping helps ingredients bind together and enhances overall taste.
- Use tapioca starch as a secret weapon to create a silky, smooth filling that holds its shape during cooking.
- Avoid overfilling dumplings to ensure they seal properly and cook evenly without breaking.
- Keep wonton skins covered with a damp towel to prevent drying out while preparing dumplings.
- Control pan heat carefully to achieve a golden-brown crispy exterior without burning the delicate wrappers.
- For gluten-free option, substitute wonton skins with rice paper or gluten-free dumpling wrappers.
- Try dipping sauce by adding chili oil, minced garlic, or grated ginger for extra kick.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 115 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1800 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg