Dim Sum Stuffed Peppers Recipe 45 Food

CHINESE STUFFED PEPPERS (DIM SUM STYLE - 2 WAYS!)

Steps:

• Gently rinse the fermented black beans under cold water for a few seconds to reconstitute it and to remove some of the salt. Once the beans are a little soft, use the side of a knife or a fork to smash them flat and set them aside
• Finely chop the garlic and set it aside
• Mix the corn starch and cold water for the corn starch slurry (thickener) in a small bowl and set it aside
• In a small pot, add 2 tablespoons of oil and set the stove to medium heat.
• Once the oil is hot and shimmering, addin the garlic and black beans and cook them for about 1 minute until the garlic is soft.
• Add the rest of the ingredients for the 'Garlic Black Bean Sauce' into the pot (soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, water/stock, sugar) and mix it together. Let it cook until the sauce starts simmering
• Once the sauce starts bubbling, re-mix the corn starch slurry in the bowl (the starch might have settled to the bottom) and slowly pour it into the sauce while stirring. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
• Once the sauce thickens, the sauce is done! Set it aside with the lid on. Don't worry if a skin forms on top of the sauce once it cools - it happens.
• Defrost the shrimp by running it under cold water for 10-15 minutes and peel the shrimp.
• Once the shrimp has been peeled, use a knife to finely chop it. As I chop the shrimp, it will start to spread out on the chopping board so I like to fold the shrimp back into a pile and continue to chop it. I do this about 10-12 times until the shrimp because a chunky paste. Alternatively, you can also use a food processor which will give you a smoother shrimp paste.
• Once the shrimp has been chopped, put it in a bowl and mix the rest of the ingredients from the 'Shrimp Filling' list together and set aside.
• Take 1/2 teaspoon of filling and either microwaving it for 25-30 seconds or using a pan to cook it then taste it for flavour to make sure it is salty and flavourful. Adjust to taste.
• Once everything tastes good to you, set it aside for later
• (OPTION 2) MAKING PORK FILLING
• Place the pork in a large bowl
• Grate the garlic and place it in the bowl with the pork
• Add the remaining ingredients from the 'Pork Filling' ingredient list and mix it together.
• Mix the pork filling in one direction for 7-10 minutes. The salt combined with the overmixing will give you a springy pork texture instead of a crumbly pork texture.
• Take 1/2 teaspoon of filling and either microwaving it for 25-30 seconds or using a pan to cook it then taste it for flavour to make sure it is salty and flavourful. Adjust to taste.
• Once everything tastes good to you, set it aside for later
• Turn the pepper upside down so that the bottom is facing up. You should see 4 bumps. Imagine a line in the shape of a '+' between the bumps. Cut the pepper into quarters using the space between the bumps as a guideline. (see photo in blog for an example)
• Once you have the 4 wedges from the pepper, remove the core, seeds, and veins. Cut the top and bottom tips off the pepper so that it can lay flat against the frying pan.
• Repeat this for the rest of the peppers.
• Once all the peppers have been prepared, place a bit of corn starch in a small bowl and rub it on the inside of the peppers
• Use the filling you made and stuff each pepper wedge. Try not to over stuff it, the deeper the pockets and the thicker the filling, the harder it will be to cook the filling all the way through. I like to stuff it no more than 1 inch thick and have the filling slightly above the pepper by 1-2mm
• Once you are ready to cook them, set a frying pan to medium low heat with a bit of oil. The filling and peppers burn easily on higher heat so we want to cook it on a slightly lower temperature for a longer time so the fillings will cook all the way through.
• Place the pepper in the frying pan, filling side down and cook it for approximately 3 minutes or until the filling has browned. Once the filling is brown, flip it onto the pepper side.
• Once all the peppers have been flipped, add about 3 tablespoons of water into the frying pan and cover it with a lid. We want to steam it a little to make sure the middle is cooked all the way through. If you are using thinner peppers with less fillling, you can skip the steaming step. Steam it until the water evaporates, which is approximately 3-4 minutes
• Remove the lid and continue to let the pepper cook, on the pepper side so that starts to brown. Approximately another 3 minutes
• Once all the peppers are ready, warm up the sauce over the stove again and then spoon some of the sauce on top and enjoy!

THE BEST STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• If your peppers don't sit upright on your cutting board, trim about 1/8-inch off the bottoms to even them out so they can stand without falling over. Cut the top off each pepper about 1/2-inch down. Remove and discard the stems, then finely chop the remaining flesh from the tops. Scoop out the seeds and as much of the membranes as you can. Place the peppers in a large microwave-safe bowl with 1/2 cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power for 12 minutes. Carefully uncover and let them sit until ready to assemble.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spread the beef in an even layer and cook undisturbed until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, breaking up any clumps with the back of a spoon and scraping up any browned bits from the pan until the meat is lightly browned all over, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the browned meat to a large bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and add the reserved chopped peppers, onions, garlic, thyme, 4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until falling apart and much of the liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly until brick red colored, about 1 minute. Stir in the wine and cook until the mixture is reduced, very thick and no smell of alcohol remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Transfer to the bowl with the beef. Stir in the rice until completely combined. (The mixture will be wet.) Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Place the peppers cut-side up in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Spoon the filling into the peppers, gently pressing it in with the back of a spoon. Be careful not to overstuff and split the sides of the peppers. Bake for 15 minutes. Then top with the cheese and continue baking until the filling is heated through and the cheese is browned in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.

DIM SUM STUFFED PEPPERS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• In a food processor combine the raw shrimp, the egg white, the scallions, the soy sauce, gingerroot, sugar, sesame oil, and pepper. Process into a coarse mixture. There should be some bits of shrimp and scallions evident in the mixture. If the peppers are large cut them in eighths, if small cut them in quarters. Remove the seeds and membranes. Dust the insides of the pepper pieces with cornstarch. (The easiest way to do this is to spoon in some cornstarch, then tap out the excess). Spoon the shrimp mixture into the pepper pieces. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over moderate to high heat. Place the stuffed peppers, stuffing side down, in the hot oil. Fry them about 2 minutes until the stuffing side is nicely browned. Turn the stuffed pepper pieces and fry for 2 minutes on the other side.