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This is a popular dish at dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong and at Cantonese restaurants in America. For more on how to use a bamboo steamer—and how to assemble a substitute—see Versatile Vessels.

Fresh Rice Sheets with Shrimp Fresh Rice Sheets with Shrimp
This is a popular dish at dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong and at Cantonese restaurants in America.
Yield: serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • White parts of 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1⁄4 cup light soy sauce
  • 12 medium shrimp
  • 2 (6” x 9”) sha ho fen (fresh rice sheets)

Instructions

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, then add cilantro leaves and scallions. Fry until fragrant, 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a bowl, stir in soy sauce, and set aside.
  2. Pour about 2 cups water into a wok and place a covered bamboo steamer (or substitute) in wok over water. Bring water to a boil over high heat.
  3. Meanwhile, shell and devein shrimp, then slice each shrimp in half lengthwise. Unfold sha ho fen (fresh rice sheets) on a clean surface and cut each sheet into 6 squares (each about 3” x 3”). Place 2 shrimp halves on one side of each square and fold over twice to enclose shrimp. Place 6 shrimp rolls on a plate small enough to fit inside steamer.
  4. Place plate in steamer, cover, and steam until shrimp turn opaque, about 5 minutes. Remove plate from steamer, spoon about half of sauce over top, and serve at once. Repeat steaming process with remaining shrimp rolls, spooning remaining sauce over them when done.

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