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Dim Sum Recipes and Resources

Explore dim sum, including its history, and try some recipes. Includes recipes for traditional Chinese dim sum snacks such as egg custard tarts, mango pudding and spring rolls.

Steamed Beef Balls - Beef Ball Recipe (Ngao Yuk)

Beef Ball Recipe – Learn how to make dim sum steamed beef balls

Chinese Bread and Bun Recipes

A Collection of Chinese bread and bun recipes, including Chinese steamed buns.

Scallion Pancakes

Scallion Pancakes - Coconut milk and scallions (green onions) adds a different flavor to these light, fluffy pancakes.

Dim Sum Recipes

Nearly fifty recipes from my recipe file - everything from buns with barbecued pork (Cha Siu Bao) and egg custard tarts to mango pudding, sesame seed balls and lettuce wraps. Also several dumpling and sparerib recipes.

Dim Sum Delights

Explore the world of dim sum, including history and recipes, in this article from your Guide.

Barbecued Pork

A recipe for barbecued pork, an excellent filling for chinese steamed buns.

Chinese "Seaweed" - Deep-fried Bok Choy

The "seaweed" in this recipe is actually bok choy that has been deep-fried.

Egg Custard Tart Cooking Tips and Recipes

Cooking tips and recipes for making this popular dim sum treat.

Egg Custard Tarts Recipe

Egg Custard Tarts - This popular dim sum treat is easy to make at home.

Lotus Leaf Wraps

This popular dim sum recipe is made by steaming lotus leaves filled with sticky rice, chinese sausages, and other chinese vegetables.

Shrimp Toast

This popular hors d’oeuvre comes from Eastern China. For a fancier presentation, feel free to use a good crusty bread, such as a French baguette, instead of plain white bread to make the toast. I've included instructions for both deep-frying and baking the shrimp toast.

Shrimp Balls - Thousand Corner Shrimp Balls

This popular appetizer can be served at a cocktail party or dim sum brunch. Includes a dipping sauce recipe.

Spring Roll

This popular dim sum appetizer has the crisp texture of Chinese vegetables and is seasoned with oyster sauce.

Vegetarian Dim Sum and Party Recipes

Vegetarian versions of popular recipes, from potstickers to shu mai.

Chicken's Feet - Golden Phoenix Claws

Chicken's feet is fried, then marinated and finally steamed in a spicy black bean sauce mixture. This recipe comes from James Lee, owner of the Hee Hing restaurant in Hawaii. (Note: maltose is malt sugar, available in Asian markets. If unavailable, honey can be substituted, although you may want to reduce the amount as it will be sweeter).

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