https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dim-sum/ a culinary genealogy Mon, 22 May 2023 20:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dim-sum/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-crystal-dumplings/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-crystal-dumplings/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:25:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=21350 Crystal dumplings (水晶饺子 – shuǐjīng jiǎozi) got their name from the beautiful translucent look of the dumpling wrappers. Although not quite as common or popular as crowd favorite, har gow shrimp dumplings, you’ll see these beauties on carts in restaurants with a bigger dim sum selection. Delightfully chewy and delicate in flavor, you’ll want to ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-crystal-dumplings/feed/ 89 https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/ https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:53:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15222 These Chinese curry puffs are a delicious dim sum or Chinese bakery item, with a savory curry beef filling and flaky pastry. They make an amazing party appetizer, potluck item, or quick snack. They can also be made in advance and baked “to order” whenever you want to enjoy them! Make the pastry yourself using ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/feed/ 265 https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/ https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:18:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=5659 Hong-Kong style egg tarts, or dan tat in Cantonese, are probably my favorite pastry. Period. And the best part is, you can make them at home! Note: This recipe was first published in July 2014. We have since extensively re-tested the recipe, re-photographed it with more step-by-step photos, added clearer instructions, included metric measurements, and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/feed/ 820 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2020 18:29:03 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=3299 Baked char siu bao (also sometimes spelled cha siu bao), or Chinese BBQ Pork Buns, consist of soft milk bread and a savory filling of Chinese BBQ Pork. They’re a favorite among kids and adults alike, and also happen to be one Chinese bakery bun that we really prefer homemade! Note: This recipe was originally ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/feed/ 907 https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/ https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2020 20:03:32 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=51986 Deep Fried Sesame Balls and me go a long way back—to when I was a little kid. We bought them in Chinatown bakeries, and snatched them fresh off of dim sum carts, where they were neatly cut in half for convenient sharing.  They are made with a sticky rice flour dough, filled with a sweet ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/feed/ 169 https://thewoksoflife.com/bai-tang-gao-white-sugar-sponge-cake/ https://thewoksoflife.com/bai-tang-gao-white-sugar-sponge-cake/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:01:12 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=41276 This white sugar sponge cake recipe (白糖糕 – báitáng gāo in Mandarin or baak tong gou in Cantonese) has been a long time coming. We’ve received many requests for bai tang gao over the years!  I apologize for making you all wait so long for this classic recipe. The suspense was definitely not intentional. It’s ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/bai-tang-gao-white-sugar-sponge-cake/feed/ 274 https://thewoksoflife.com/watercress-steamed-meatballs/ https://thewoksoflife.com/watercress-steamed-meatballs/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:01:39 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=35292 Inspired by the Chinese meatballs you’ve seen at the Dim Sum restaurants in your local Chinatown, these watercress steamed meatballs incorporate super-healthy watercress and a classic Chinese meatball recipe.  Make no mistake about it. As the name suggests, the star of these steamed meatballs is the watercress. Succulent beef with a light, bouncy texture combines with ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/watercress-steamed-meatballs/feed/ 38 https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-shanghai-soup-dumplings-xiaolongbao/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-shanghai-soup-dumplings-xiaolongbao/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:03:27 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=6435 Chinese Soup Dumplings, or xiaolongbao (小笼包), are perhaps the most perfect single bite of food ever conceived by man. This tantalizing, dreamy snack is probably the most famous dish to come out of the Jiangnan region of China. It is often associated with the city of Shanghai (the largest city in the region by population, and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-shanghai-soup-dumplings-xiaolongbao/feed/ 446 https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-pork-buns-baozi/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-pork-buns-baozi/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:18:56 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=34182 Everyone has staples in their freezer––a pint of ice cream, a box of waffles, or a bag of frozen peas. The freezer staples I can’t do without are frozen rice, frozen man-tou, frozen dumplings and finally, some sort of savory bun, like these steamed pork buns (baozi, 包子 in Chinese).   They’re my emergency meal source! ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-pork-buns-baozi/feed/ 145 https://thewoksoflife.com/20-minute-congee-recipe/ https://thewoksoflife.com/20-minute-congee-recipe/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:01:07 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15993 BREAKING NEWS!!! You can make delicious congee with slow-cooked flavor––from scratch––in 20 minutes. I’m not talking about using an Instant Pot or pressure cooker either. The extremely exciting technique I’m revealing in this post will cut the usual congee cooking time by at least two thirds, if not more. Anyone who has made congee before ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/20-minute-congee-recipe/feed/ 402