crystal Jiao

By AlleneShields

crystal Jiao
The famous Cantonese dish-Crystal Dumplings, the skin is as white as snow, as thin as paper, and the indentation is faintly visible. Due to its beautiful appearance and delicious taste, it is highly praised by many diners. It's not easy to make delicious fillings at home, but it's not easy to make crystal clear skins. But we can use another special material and special method to make dumplings with skin as thin as crystal. Turn what was originally a difficult thing into a low-difficulty interesting thing. Don't believe it? Look down and you will find out

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Steps for crystal Jiao

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Cut the thickest part of the white radish, then cut it from the middle, use a melon plane to thin slices, and cut off the corners to form a square shape for later use.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Marinate radish slices with salt for a few minutes, soften, and rinse with water to remove salty taste.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Chop pork into minced pieces, add salt, soy sauce, pepper, and cornstarch, mix well, add carrot kernels and marinate for 10 minutes.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Drain a radish slice, pat the dried cornflour on the upward side, and place the meat filling in the middle.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Pinch the four sides diagonally and place them on the plate.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    After boiling water with high heat, add radish dumplings and steam for 10 minutes, sprinkle with thin sauce, and sprinkle with chopped green onion to decorate.
  • crystal Jiao Make Tips

    1) After salting the radish, remember to rinse it, otherwise it will be very salty. 2) Diced carrots are added to the meat filling to improve its appearance, but you can substitute them with other ingredients. 3) If some edges of the steamed dumplings haven't sealed completely, simply use chopsticks to gently press them together while they are still hot.

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