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Mexican Dim Sum

Homemade dim sum dumplings with a spicy beef and pine nut filling or a vegetarian corn filling, served with a winning Asian dipping sauce. An impressive dish that surprises in every bite.

By Noga Schryer · June 5, 2018

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Mexican Dim Sum

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup boiling water

For the meat filling

  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 500 g ground beef
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 1 tomato
  • Cilantro or parsley
  • 1 green or red hot pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp yellow curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp sweet paprika

For the vegetarian filling

  • 1 can of sweet corn or 300 g frozen corn
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tomato
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup milk or cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For the sauce

  • 5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
  • 1 tbsp mirin or rice vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp chili
  • 1/4 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 minced garlic clove

Instructions

  1. 1

    Meat filling: fry the onion, garlic and hot pepper until golden.

  2. 2

    Add the ground beef, pine nuts and spices and fry until the meat browns.

  3. 3

    Remove from the heat and stir in chopped tomatoes and cilantro or parsley.

  4. 4

    Vegetarian filling: fry the onion and garlic until golden.

  5. 5

    In a separate bowl dissolve the cornstarch in the milk and add to the pan.

  6. 6

    Add the corn and tomato, fry for about 5 more minutes and remove from the heat.

  7. 7

    Dough: mix the boiling water with the flour and knead into a smooth dough.

  8. 8

    Roll the dough out to 2 mm thickness - keep it as thin as possible, otherwise the dumplings will be very thick, especially at the edges.

  9. 9

    Cut out 2.5 cm circles and place a teaspoon of filling on each.

  10. 10

    Wet the edges of each circle with a little water using your finger, fold in half and seal.

  11. 11

    Traditional steaming: set a wide pan half-filled with water on the stove, place a dim sum steamer on top and steam for about 10 minutes for a dreamy dough texture. A wok works too.

  12. 12

    Alternatively, fry in a little oil for about a minute, add half a cup of water and cover - the dough lightly steams after frying. Each method gives a different taste and texture, both worth trying.

  13. 13

    Sauce: mix all the ingredients and serve alongside the dim sum.