These little parcels of deliciousness are becoming more and more popular in the UK and now you can make them in the comfort of your own home thanks to the Hairy Bikers. Tender pork mince and soft prawns work wonders together to make a delicious, flavour-packed filling. These little dumplings will make a great starter or party food.
Ingredients
- 150g raw, peeled king prawns, deveined and chopped
- 250g minced pork
- 50g fresh coriander (with root), chopped
- 35g fresh root ginger, finely grated
- 3 large garlic cloves, grated
- 2 fresh garlic roots or 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- 2tbsp sesame oil
- 1½ tbsp rice vinegar
- 1½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1tbsp cornflour, plus 1 tsp
- 1tsp Sichuan peppercorns, crushed
- 1tsp flaked sea salt, crushed
- Vegetable oil, for greasing
- 18 wonton wrappers
- 18 frozen peas, to garnish
- Toasted sesame oil, for drizzling
- Soy sauce, for dipping
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- In a large bowl, mix together the prawns, pork, coriander, ginger, grated garlic, garlic roots or spring onions, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, tablespoon of cornflour, peppercorns and salt. Get in there with your clean hands and mix well so that all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated, then set aside for 2–3 hours for the flavours to develop.
- When you’re ready to make your dim sum, mix the remaining teaspoon of cornflour with 2 tablespoons of cold water for sealing the dim sum. Oil a stainless steel or bamboo steamer and line it with a banana leaf or baking parchment – it’s important that the dim sum don’t stick so prepare the steamer with care.
- Take a wonton wrapper and brush around the edges with the cornflour and water mix. Make sure you brush well – don’t stint on this. Place the wrapper on the palm of your hand and put a good teaspoon of the pork and prawn mixture in the centre of the wrapper, being careful not to overfill it.
- Gradually and carefully fold the sides up around the filling. Cupping the dim sum between your thumb and forefinger, use a damp teaspoon to press the mixture and make a smooth top. Add a pea on top, then place the filled dim sum on the steamer and repeat until all the mixture is used up.
- Place the steamer over a pan of boiling water and steam the dim sum for 15 minutes. Drizzle with toasted sesame oil and serve with a bowl of soy sauce for dipping.
Top Tip for making Hairy Bikers' pork and prawn dim sum
Toasted sesame oil is for dressing and finishing a dish only, not for cooking, so drizzle some on before serving for a delicious finish
Simon King and David Myers are the fantastic duo that make up the Hairy Bikers and are best known as Si and Dave. The Hairy Bikers have several cookbooks published including How to Love Food and Lose Weight and Eat for Life. Hairy Biker recipes are always triple tested and try to be as fuss-free as possible so you can trust the timings. Si and Dave have also had several hit cooking shows as they remain as one of the UK’s favourite cookery duos.
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