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Dim Sum Recipes

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Updated April 25, 2017
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Dim sum, a distinctly active and fun style of Chinese dining, is a Cantonese tradition. It began in small roadside teahouses, which served simple snacks and hot tea to travelers making their way along the legendary Silk Road. Over centuries, dim sum transformed into the loud, boisterous and internationally popular style of eating that it is today. This is the perfect meal for large groups, since it's built around small, shareable dishes that diners choose from carts that rove around the dining room. There’s a wide selection of both sweet and savory foods, typically ranging from thin-skinned har gow (shrimp dumplings) to braised chicken feet to fried, glutinous sesame balls filled with sweetened red bean paste. Traditional dim sum restaurants exist all across the country. And a few forward-thinking restaurateurs, most notably State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, have introduced nontraditional dim sum, offering non-Chinese dishes in the same format. While most diners eat dim sum in restaurants (typically at brunch), you don’t have to leave the house to experience these dishes. It takes a bit of effort to make your own shumai (steamed dumplings) and char sou bao (barbecue pork buns) at home, but the results can be extremely rewarding. You might think the dumplings at your local dim sum restaurant are fresh, but they’re nothing compared to a steamer basketful straight off your stove. Here, we present our best, most delicious recipes for do-it-yourself dim sum. The dishes include classics like cozy congee (Chinese rice porridge) and soup dumplings stuffed with pork, crab and rich broth, along with some new takes on old-school recipes, like crispy fried squid dusted with Chinese five-spice powder and gluten-free pork potstickers. So make a big pot of tea, break out the chopsticks and enjoy a homemade brunch of delicious dim sum dishes.
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Pork-and-Shrimp Shumai


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Plenty of ginger and scallions add terrific flavor to these juicy shumai dumplings from Andrew Zimmern.

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Shrimp-and-Pork Spring Rolls

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Zang Toi's supremely crispy spring rolls are filled with a mix of marinated shrimp, ground pork and a handful of colorful julienned vegetables, like carrot, jicama and beans.

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Corn-Shrimp Dumplings

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These fresh, light corn-and-shrimp dumplings from F&W's Kay Chun are a cinch to make.

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Shredded Ginger Chicken Congee

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Healing like chicken soup, this light Chinese congee has shredded chicken and is fragranced with fresh ginger.

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Pork-and-Crab Soup Dumplings

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The secret to getting the soup inside these Chinese soup dumplings, or xiao long bao, is to set the rich stock with gelatin before folding it into the dumpling skin along with the ground meat filling.

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Shrimp Toasts

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These supersavory toasts feature pureed shrimp and crunchy sesame seeds.

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Shrimp-and-Pork Dumplings with Bamboo Shoots

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Wonton rappers make quick work of these delicate dumplings from chef Martin Yan.

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Asian Steamed Buns with Bok Choy and Chinese Chives

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A blend of mild bok choy with spicy mustard greens and oniony Chinese chives fills puffy, savory buns.

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Crispy Gluten-Free Pork Potstickers with Sesame Dipping Sauce

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These excellent gluten-free dumplings are made with sweet rice flour, Napa cabbage leaves, ground pork and tamari.

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Salt-and-Pepper Squid with Chinese Five-Spice Powder

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Wendy Leon gives this classic Chinese squid dish a fun twist by flavoring it with five-spice powder (typically a ground mixture of cinnamon, star anise, black peppercorns, fennel and clove).

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Shumai with Crab and Pork

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Because he's based in California, Sylvan Mishima Brackett uses Dungeness crab to make these open steamed dumplings, but any lump crabmeat will work well. The dumplings are juicy and flavorful on their own, so they're best served simply with just a little Chinese mustard and soy sauce, for dipping.

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Pork Dumplings with Aged Black Vinegar

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Han Feng makes her delicate dumplings with gyoza wrappers and a simple pork filling. She first fries her dumplings in a skillet, then adds water to the pan to steam the dumplings so they're tender, juicy and crisp.

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1 of 12 Pork-and-Shrimp Shumai

2 of 12 Shrimp-and-Pork Spring Rolls
3 of 12 Corn-Shrimp Dumplings
4 of 12 Shredded Ginger Chicken Congee
5 of 12 Pork-and-Crab Soup Dumplings
6 of 12 Shrimp Toasts
7 of 12 Shrimp-and-Pork Dumplings with Bamboo Shoots
8 of 12 Asian Steamed Buns with Bok Choy and Chinese Chives
9 of 12 Crispy Gluten-Free Pork Potstickers with Sesame Dipping Sauce
10 of 12 Salt-and-Pepper Squid with Chinese Five-Spice Powder
11 of 12 Shumai with Crab and Pork
12 of 12 Pork Dumplings with Aged Black Vinegar

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