A year ago I attempted to make har gow and failed miserably. It might have been because I used wheat flour instead of wheat starch and the resulting dough was so sticky that I had to throw the “ball of glue” away. The experience was enough to turn me away from trying to make them [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chinese’
How to Cure a Dumpling Addiction: Crystal Prawn Dumplings (Har-Gow) with XO Sauce
Posted in Cook, tagged asian, chinese, chinese cuisine, crystal steamed, dimsum, dumplings, food, gar gau, har gow, prawns, recipe, steamed dumpling, yum cha on February 27, 2011 | 45 Comments »
The Emperor of All Sauces: XO Sauce
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cantonese, chili, chinese, dried prawns, dried scallops, hong kong, pastes, relish, sauces, XO, XO Sauce on November 10, 2010 | 24 Comments »
Hong Kong ranks up there among my favourite cities. I love it’s vibrance, diversity and the fact that I can indulge in two of my favourite hobbies when I’m there. Food and shopping. I love that the malls close at 10 pm and that they take their sales very seriously (nothing perks me up [...]