Dim Sum (Chinese finger food)

[Sweet]

I've been having an urge for dim sum. I love the shrimp that is in the translucent wrapper, haven't had it in many years. (Golden Bo on the southwest fwy in Houston had it on their special menu.) The recipe calls for wheat starch which of course can only be found in specality stores. I've figured out that wheat starch is wheat flour with the gluten removed(gluten helps bread rise).

Anyways, my question, has anyone made these?

Also, anyone have the sweet and sour red sauce recipe served in restaurants?

[TheBurningCat]

I wish i knew what is in that sauce..As far as i can tell its melted sugar and vinger but i dont know..

hmm yum!
My son (16 in a couple weeks) made the best sweet and sour port this weekend from scratch.. I was impressed!
The sauce was not as thick and heavy as usually found in restraunts, but I liked it better. I'll ask him for the recipe

[LiLRiceBoi]

I eat that stuff all the time.

My Grandma actually opened the first dim sum restaurant in San Diego. I dunno how to make it though

I dont like the sweet and sour sauce that thick either.

[thekingofpain]

You can usually buy the "wrappers" in packages pre made (my local grocery has em)---I think Dim Sum refers to many type of appitizers but im most familiar with the pork/shrimp steamed type and found recipes for both---and also the wrapper recipe---yum yum...

http://www.globalchefs.com/recipe/ap...app008porw.htm (Pork)

http://www.globalchefs.com/recipe/ap...app009shrw.htm (Shrimp)

[Knothead]

Surreal, that's too cool on your boy cooking like that...I do almost all of the cooking around here, and I have many fave dishes, but there are two that really stand out: Eggs Benedict and Santa Maria Tri-tip...will share recipes, if he likes. Guaranteed two of the best dishes you ever had.

Even better if you're not the one who hasta do the cookin'!!

[LiLRiceBoi]

I didnt know you could buy them, guess i just never looked (i dont do the shopping, still living with the parents). But i know you can buy wonton skins.


If you're looking to make your own, go visit one of thoes asian supermarkets. They have tons of "different" stuff in there.

[LiLRiceBoi]

BTW, Dim Sum is kinda like a brunch/lunch type thing, mostly you'll see the restaurants serve it on the weekends.

[Sweet]

I think that's real great too to have your 16 yr old making a special meal for you.

Thanks for your replys here. I want to share this site that has 50 dim sum dishes. Boy are some of em labor intensive!!!! I hope to get to an Asian market (1 hr away) soon to pick up some of ingredients, like the wheat starch.

50 dim sum here...http://chinesefood.about.com/library/bldimsum.htm

(BTW this is the recipe I am using tonight....
http://www.gumbopages.com/food/red-beans.html
with andouille, salt pork, tasso and parsley added)

Thanks to all for your comments.

If and when I get the stuff to make those shrimp things, and they are good, I'll tell y'all how to do em)

By the way, the egg roll and other round or square wrappers are a bit different than the translucent ones I first referred to.

If you want a great recipe (I have not made yet) for potstickers from a local four star restaurant, here ya go my friends...
http://209.221.152.242/franks_kitchen/potstickers.htm

(personal to knothead, ohh eggs benedict, how do you get the bernaise sauce just right, I've only used the Reeces sauce which is good)

[Knothead]

Hey, Sweet, thanks for the links!!! WAY COOL!!

The Hollandaise sauce for Eggs Benedict can only be done on a double-boiler, and unfortunately it's tricky: you have to cook the egg yolks enough to where they thicken, WITHOUT melting the butter.

If you're still game, I will post the recipe and whatever I know to get you thru it, but you will have a few failures before you learn the 'feel' of it. But once you've got it, you will wonder how on earth you put up with that Reese's jazz.

It's that good.