Chicken Dimsum. Dim Sum style chicken feet, a.k.a. Feng Zhua or Pheonix Claws - a dish that's definitely a bit on the complex side but more than tasty to make up for it. Dip your index finger into a small boil of water and moisten the outer edges of the wrapper.

Arrange the wrapped dumplings on a plate lined with parchment paper to avoid the dumpling from sticking to the bottom of the plate. For best results you must use a whole chicken and flour. You can also use some chicken stock for added flavor. You can have Chicken Dimsum using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Dimsum

It's 1 pack of wonton sheets (or if you cant find wonton sheets, you can replace with mandoo sheets (mando=korean dumpling)).
Prepare 500 gr of minced chicked (you can replace with pork, fish, beef, prawn).
It's 3-4 tbs of tapioca starch.
You need 1 cup of chopped spring onion/leek (you can replace with radish, mushroom, chives or chestnut).
Prepare 1/2 cup of grated carrot for topping.
You need 2 tbs of sesame oil.
You need 2 tbs of oyster sauce.
It's 1 tbs of garlic powder.
You need 1 tbs of salt or soy sauce.
You need 1 tsp of white pepper.

The trick is the lemon which makes the chicken tender and adds flavor to the soup. Leftovers won't last very long with this. If you've had chicken feet during dim sum, you might notice the red coloring; This is made by using fermented black bean chili oil that carries a slight back heat so you only need a small amount. Remove skin and bones at this point, along with bay leaves.

Chicken Dimsum step by step

First, mix together on a bowl minced meat, spring onion, tapioca starch and all the seasoning. You can take 1 tsp and put on boiling water to taste if it’s already right..
Make “O” shaped with your index finger and thumb, place the wonton sheet on top of it. Put 1 table spoon of meat mixture and wrap. I forgot to take picture step by step but you could see how to wrap the dumpling on youtube. If it’s done, put grated carrot on top of it. Dont forget to brush your steamer with oil before you placed your dimsum on to avoid it sticked on the steamer. Then steam more or less 45 minutes..
You can make another variation from this recipe, called “gyoza”. You can watch on youtube how to fold the gyoza. For this dish, the cooking method is steam fried. So heat up 1 tbs of oil on pan, place the gyoza then added 1/2 cup (or less) of water/broth, make sure the gyoza not drowning on the water. Then put the lid and cook until the water runs dried. Flip it and do same things..
Both can be served with soy sauce, chilli powder or siracha sauce. You can added slice ginger on dipping sauce if you like..

Prepare dumplings and set them aside for a few minutes. Add cream soup to chicken and continue to. Steamed chicken feet are deep fried and then steamed until the meat and skin feel very soft. Though chicken feet might feel a bit out there for western palates, this dish is a highlight of the meal for intrepid dim sum diners. In a large, deep pot set over medium-high heat, melt together olive oil and butter.