Comments on: Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow).

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:31:33 +0000

I tried the bot ha gao package and it says to add 1 1/2 cups of water to the flour and the consistency is nothing like yours in the picture!!! mine is soft and mushy!!!!! (sigh) what a waste – i’ll try to look for the package your mom buys…. thanks

By: meaimer

meaimer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:42:59 +0000

Is there secrets to making good skin wrappers, such as temperature of water and proportion of water to flour? Could you share the details on that? I have tried that but the dough skin wrapper does not stick at all, so when i flatten it, the skin wrapper just crack.

By: Candy

Candy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:03:24 +0000

Pixen – you should try it! :P

Nora – Thank you!

Tigerfish – me tooooo….

By: tigerfish

tigerfish — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:15:09 +0000

Definitely hungry.

By: nora@ffr

nora@ffr — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:58:31 +0000

impressive!!!! keep it up candy!!

By: pixen

pixen — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:44:04 +0000

Woaaaa…thank you so much for sharing the steps and the type of flour used. I think I don’t have anymore excuses after my family saw all the steps in your blog and they are looking at me… and your blog…and then again at me :-D

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:28:57 +0000

Hummingbird – Thanks! :)

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:28:40 +0000

April – a foot isn’t bad. It just ensures a white Christmas :) unless a heat wave comes through. But I’m glad you are enjoying it!

Chau – THe dumplings need to be placed on a dish that is lightly greased with oil. When you are preparing each dumpling, also rub a bit of oil on your hands to keep it from sticking to the wrappers. Then after the dumplings are done steaming, let them cool a few minutes before plucking them off the plate. THey need time to firm up a bit before you pick them up with chopsticks. :)

By: Hummingbird Appetite

Hummingbird Appetite — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:32:17 +0000

Those look beautiful!

By: Chau

Chau — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:11 +0000

Candy-I stumbled on your website a couple months ago and wow! I love it! I’m an American born Vietnamese girl who loves all kinds of asian foods and I never know how any of it is made. I’ve looked thru all of kinds of cookbook but none of them really show how asians cook at home and at restaurants. Your blog rocks! Quick question: how do you keep the dumplings from sticking to the plate, steamer, etc when you remove them? My last dumplings fell apart when transferring them to a plate :( Yours look perfect and very yummy!

By: April in CT

April in CT — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:19:06 +0000

We got a foot of snow! This is our 3rd winter here and this is the most we’ve seen so far. I love it, but probably because I wasn’t out clearing it! :o) My hubby loves the snow blower though and has a blast so I don’t feel so bad that I was inside making pancakes.

I really love living here, but I certainly get the strangest looks from locals when I tell them that. I guess since I didn’t grow up dealing with snow I can still enjoy it. Glad you dodged it there! :o)

By: Candy

Candy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:14:29 +0000

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know I fixed one of the ingredients; instead of using 1 whole package of wheat starch, use 1 cup. I blame the mistake on blogging in the middle of the night.:P

Memoria – lemme know how they turn out if you try them! :)

April – How many inches do you have?? Luckily, we didn’t get ANY of the snow in Upstate NY. It missed us by who knows how many miles. We just get the occasional lake effect. But I hope you guys stay warm.

By: April in CT

April in CT — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:43:46 +0000

Oh man these looks SO good!! Your pictures are so gorgeous I just want to reach into the screen and take one to eat! lol

We got our snow in CT last night! I got the easy job of making breakfast while hubby and our house guests are out clearing snow. It’s a rough life..hehe

By: Memoria

Memoria — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:34:09 +0000

I think I could totally make this! My mom bought me a steamer for Xmas, so I could try this out with the new pot…well, once she lets me open it. Thanks for the great recipe. Your mom AND you did a great job on forming and steaming these dumplings