Crystal dumplings, also known as shuǐjīng jiǎozi, are named after their transparent wrappers.
Although not as ubiquitous or popular as the crowd favorite, har gow shrimp dumplings, you'll find these beauties on carts in restaurants with a larger dim sum menu.
This Cantonese dim sum staple is delightfully chewy and delicate in flavor, so you'll want to learn how to make it at home.
While crystal dumplings are similar to har gow dumplings, har gow are produced with more opaque white wrappers (our recipe includes wheat and cornstarch).
The translucent appearance of crystal dumplings is achieved with the inclusion of tapioca starch (a root starch, as opposed to wheat starch and cornstarch).
We do use wheat starch in these dumplings, though, because it gives the wrapper structure and makes the dough simpler to handle.
We altered the dough recipe, in particular, from this Chiuchow Dumpling recipe on the excellent YouTube channel Souped Up Recipes,
adding only minor changes in measurements and amounts based on our own testing and expertise.
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