Description
'Shuijingjiao'—wrapping minced pork and shallots in semi-transparent chewy dough made of tapioca/sweet potato starch—simmered in Luwei soup.
Restaurants serving Braised Crystal Dumplings (Lu Shuijingjiao)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Shuijingjiao(Tapioca skin meat dumplings)
- Lu Zhi(Pork umami and star anise)
- Sesame oil
- Scallions
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Crystal Dumpling Prep & Blanching] Prepare 'Shuijingjiao (Crystal Dumplings)' made mainly of tapioca starch (Shushu Fen) sold in Taiwan supers (*Often triangular/half-moon). Blanch in hot water for just
- min to drop surface powder and tighten dough.
- [Lao Lu Adding Meat Umami] Crystal dumpling skins lack flavor, so boil a slightly strong Lu Zhi (soy/rock sugar/five-spice base) strongly flavored with pork and star anise.
- [Heating Making Chewy Without Melting] Toss Shuijingjiao in Lu Zhi, boil on medium-low ~5-
- mins. Tapioca skin melts gooey if long-simmered, so pull out quickly the moment skin turns completely 'transparent tortoiseshell' and inner meat filling is cooked. Bowl it, scatter a little sesame oil and scallions, enjoying the skin's 'QQ (chewy)' texture.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Star anise/five-spice aroma and inner shallot smell、中のエシャロットの匂い
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Ba Wan (meatball: similar skin compounds but giant)
Pairing
Taiwan Beer、Tapioca Milk Tea
Trivia
[For Youth] A hugely popular ingredient always enshrined in the fish paste (Huoguo Liao) corner at Taiwan hot pots/Luwei. Has a 'Q-Dan (intense chewiness)' on a different level from wheat flour dumplings; the visual of it turning brown and transparent absorbing sauce intensely stimulates appetite. The best carb filling youth stomachs.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss slightly with Taiwan's unique 'Shacha Jiang (BBQ sauce)', adding junk seafood umami to the chewy skin to eat!
Allergen
Pork, Wheat, Soy (from sauce)