Pork and Chive Crystal Dumplings
China Sichuan Food recipe - Cantonese

- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 g Potato Starch
- 25 g Wheat Starch
- small pinch of salt
- 125 ml boiling hot water
- 1 salted egg yolk ( , smashed for decorating)
- 1.5 cup Chinese chive ( , finely chopped )
- 1 cup minced pork
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tbsp. sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Mix salt, egg and pepper with pork in a small bowl. Get another large bowl, mix chopped chive with sesame oil. Then mix well with pork. Cover and fridge.
- 2
On a kitchen scale, weight 100g of potato starch+ 25g of wheat starch in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a small pinch of salt. Then stir in 125ml boiling hot water. Cover the lid and set aside for 5 minutes. Transfer to an operating board and knead until smooth.
- 3
Covered and rest for 10 minutes. Shape the dough into a long log and then divide into 12 portions. Take one portion out and press into a larger circle, fill with 1 tablespoon of filling and wrap as a pyramid.
- 4
Repeat to finish all. Top each one with salted duck egg yolk as decorating. Set up steamers with lined papers and then brush a thin layer of oil on the surface (so your dumplings will not stick to the paper).
- 5
Bring water to a boil in a large pot to steam the dumplings for 6-8 minutes. Serve hot! You do not need to prepare a dipping for this pyramid dumpling, but you can prepare a small bowl of red vinegar in any cases that dips are strongly desired.