Har Kow (Shrimp Dumplings) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 125 g Wheat starch
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1 teaspoon lard
Filling:
- 1/2 egg white
- 300g Shelled shrimps
- 30g bamboo shoots
Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
Method:
Pastry -
- Sift the wheat starch and cornflour into mixing bowl, pour in the boiling water and stir vigorously into a paste.
- Remove on to a table and allow to stand for 1 minute, then add the lard and knead into a soft dough.
- Roll into a long strip and cut into 32 equal portions.
Filling -
- Dice the shrimps.
- Shred the bamboo shoots finely.
- Place both filling ingredients into a bowl.
- Add the egg white, salt, sugar and pepper and mix well.
- Then add the cornflour and pound the mixture until firm.
- Keep in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
To complete -
- Roll each portion of dough into a small round.
- Place the filling on the round and wrap up with 6 pleats on each side, forming a bonnet-shaped dumpling.
- Arrange the har kow in a greased steamer.
- Steam over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Remove and serve hot.
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(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

Hi aunty rose,
yr har kow skin looks so transparent. eager to try.
i love to make nonya kueh but most of time cant do it right. Do you know how to make kueh amboon. yellow colour kueh with comb like inside the kueh (like bee hive also). tried making not successful/
thanks very much if you can give some advise
Wish you good health
Esther
Comment by esther | May 19, 2008
hi Esther,
The har kow recipe was posted by my son during my absence.
For health reasons, I have not updated my website for quite some time. I’ll definitely post the kueh amboon recipe soon.
God bless!
Rose
Comment by rose | May 27, 2008
Thank you very much for sharing!
Comment by Joe | July 25, 2008