Deep Fried Dumplings (Ham suik gok) is what i chose to do, as its challenging, but if i can make it, i would be soo meaningful. Its my grandma favourite savoury, and when i was a kiddo, i lived with my grandparents, and often at weekends or holidays, whilst my mum & grandpa had their afternoon nap, grandma often share her deep fried dumpling with me with a bit of jasmine tea. Everytime, grandma will tell me to be hush hush, and always say, ' i let you have some, but you have to promise me you won't cry'... and i always nodded my head and always think 'why would i cry after eating this..' Anyway, now i'm older i understand why, because glutinous rice takes a lengthy time to digest!
Anyway, so this is for my grandma!
Before i show you the pics of the start and finish, i have to admit, this recipe is the hardest... getting the pastry right is soo important. But unlike breadmaking, eggtart pastry, glutinous rice is not an easy ingredient to use, must get your hands dirty, and can get sticky at times. I failed the first time, and had to step back and redo it again - this is one recipe... you have to follow the instructions! Word of advise is you need bags of patience, and lots and lots of determination.
Cooking the meat filling (i'm glad i did this first, as need time to cool down, plus you get all the nitty-gritty steps in chopping etc out of the way.)
in the wok
let it cool down.....
Pastry making:
i was sooo happy to get it into a dough form! (first time which i failed... looked like a syrup.... i was soo devastated!)
rolling it into a long sausage shape, before dividing it up
get your rolling pin out, have some rice flour on the side so you can scatter so it doesnt stick on the surface.
Tada... meat filling wrapped in the pastry - very ugly looking!
Deep frying time:
I have a deep fryer, but wanted to let grandma to eat it freshly fried, so took my 2 trays of dumplings, drove all the way to my dads restaurant, and hehe.... kind daddy gave me a helping hand in making it look gorgeously golden colour! Thank you very muchie daddy!
Daddy putting it in the big wok of hot oil!
nervously waiting.....
starting to grow bigger and floating to the top
giving it a good stir, so they dont stick, and ready to go on the plate.
TADA! Home make deep fried dumplings! they really looked good too!
Dad probably tasted it first, but i was too excited to take the first batch to my grandma to taste....
the smile i got from my grandma from this bite..... is priceless!
Uncle Tony helped in tasting......
Dad had one before his supper and just after.... think he likes it..
before go home, one last person cant missed to taste.... is my dear mummy!
I think i done a good job.... and happy all the people tried it, enjoyed it......but i really have to seriously think about it before i re-visit this recipe!
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