Bergy Dim Sum 9 Steamedrice Bundles With Chicken And Mushrooms Recipes

BERGY DIM SUM #5, STEAMED SHRIMP DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a bowl of mixer fitted with the dough paddle and quickly add the boiling water.
• Mix until springy.
• When cool enough to touch, knead a few times on an oiled surface.
• If you do not have a mixer, after you have added the water to the flour/salt work the dough with the handle of a wooden spoon until it is cool enough to knead by hand.
• Then knead on an oiled surface until springy.
• Cover with a damp cloth and set aside.
• Mix shrimp, water chestnuts, soy sauce,sugar and cornstarch with your fingers until sticky.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough out into a long sausage and cut off pieces (approx 14" long and into 16 pieces).
• Roll out each piece into a thin round.
• Place a teaspoon of the filling on each round and pinch the edges together (press with a fork to decorate the edges).
• Oil your steamer and place the dumplings in it and steam over high heat for 8-9 minutes.
• Serve with a spicy chili sauce or soy mixed with hot mustard.

BERGY DIM SUM #9, STEAMEDRICE BUNDLES WITH CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put rice ia a saucepan cover with the 4 cups of water, add light soy sauceand 1 teasp of sesame oil.
• Bring to boil quickly, then turn heat to low cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• While the rice cooks soak the mushrooms in very hot water for 30 minutes (remember to save 1 1/2 cups of the soaking water).
• Cut off the mushroom stems and discard, slice the caps and put them in a saucepan with 3/4 cup of the soaking water, the dark soysauce and 2 teasp sesame oil.
• Add chicken and pork to the saucepan along with the garlic, ginger and salt.
• Add up to 1/2 cup of the mushroom water and mix the ingredients.
• Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Thicken gravy with the cornstarch (mix cornstarch with a little cold water or mushroom water before adding to the saucepan).
• Cook until gravy has thickened.
• Let the mixture cool and then gently mix with the cooked rice.
• Take 3/4 cup portions and place on the wrap of your choice.
• Wrap very securely and tie with string to ensure the bundle will not leak (if using tinfoil you do not need string but wrap and double fold all seams).
• Steam for 25 minutes.
• Serve warm, cold or reheated.