Milk Street Digital Class: Chinese Dim Sum With The Woks Of Life

If you’re not already acquainted with dim sum, get ready for a treat. Originally from SouthChina, dim sum is a meal made up of dumplings and other small bites—and you don’t need to head to a restaurant to enjoy it. Join guest chefs Sarah and Kaitlin Leung, two of the creators of the popular blog The Woks of Life, at a pre-recorded Zoom class where you’ll learn two delectable dim sum staples. We start with pork and shrimp-stuffed steamed dumplings that are an essential part of any respectable dim sum spread. You’ll learn why shrimp love a quick bath in sugar and baking soda and will see how thorough mixing transforms the texture of the flavorful filling, which is also enriched with shiitake mushrooms, oyster sauce and fragrant sesame oil. Then comes the fun part: shaping. Sarah and Kaitlin show you how to create the classic siu mai shape, which resembles a small cup filled to the brim. Then, you’ll learn how to steam them to perfection using either parchment paper, cheesecloth or cabbage leaves as your base. Plus, they walk you through the steps of making siu mai ahead and freezing for later. Then we turn our attention to another classic dim sum star: Chinese Chicken Curry Puffs. Featuring Madras curry powder plus plenty of black pepper, cumin and turmeric, these richly aromatic treats come together in no time at all thanks to the magic of frozen puff pastry.

[/description-break] What’s Included[/title] You will receive a .zip file that includes the cooking school video as well as PDFs of the recipe instructions.[/accordion] How to Download[/title] After you purchase your Milk Street Cooking School Video, you will receive an email from the Milk Street Store with the subject line “Your Cooking School Video is Ready for Download.” Within this email there is a link that will direct you to a download page, click download now to download the .zip folder. To unzip the folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Please note: your video download file will have an approximate size of 500 MB. [/accordions-break] Sarah and Kaitlin Leung are the founders and recipe and content developers of The Woks of Life. [/banner_heading] Founded in 2013, The Woks of Life began as a quest to document one family’s history through food and has become the most popular online resource for Chinese cooking in English, recording generations of recipes for millions of home cooks. Parents Bill and Judy, Sarah, and her younger sister Kaitlin have been featured on PBS, the Food Network(digital), Magnolia Network, and Good Morning America (digital), as well as The New York Times, Eater and many other publications. The family lives in New Jersey, where they cook, write and photograph recipes together—and continue their eternal debate over what’s for dinner.[/banner-text-break]