【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp

【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp

Overview

There are chicken, duck, fish, and all kinds of seafood on the New Year's table. People want to have good luck, so Sixi meatballs, auspicious chicken, and rich fish are indispensable on the table. There is also a plate of smiling shrimps on our family's dining table, which means happiness, auspiciousness, and laughter in the new year. In addition to the auspicious meaning of smiley shrimp, the taste and texture are also very good. The skin is crystal clear, soft and chewy, the meat filling is delicious, and the shrimp has a firm and chewy texture. A plate of smiley shrimp is really not enough for everyone

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. 100g cornstarch, 10g salt, put in a small basin and mix well, pour in 10g cooking oil, 2.

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 1
  2. Pour in 110g of boiling water, stir with chopsticks until fluffy, cover with plastic wrap for 5 minutes

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 2
  3. Knead into dough and bake for 30 minutes

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 3
  4. Pork stuffing 150g

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 4
  5. Chop lotus root

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 5
  6. Add onion, ginger, Sichuan pepper powder, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp chicken powder, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp, stir well, add minced lotus root and continue to stir evenly, finally add sesame oil and appropriate amount of salt to taste

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 6
  7. Rinse the green shrimps (with the shrimp lines removed) with water, add a little salt, cooking wine, and starch and mix well

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 7
  8. Place the dough on the chopping board and knead it evenly again, then roll it into long strips and cut into balls

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 8
  9. Roll the dumpling into a round shape, first fill it with meat filling, then put the shrimp,

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 9
  10. Pinch half of the crust and leave the other half open

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 10
  11. Put it into the tin foil mold

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 11
  12. Add water to the steamer and bring to a boil. Add the smiling shrimps. Steam for 7 minutes and turn off the heat.

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 12
  13. It’s ready

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 13
  14. Crystal clear, fresh and strong

    【Tianjin】Smiling Shrimp step 14