What is wheat flour

The food of wheat flour is very unfamiliar to all of us. In fact, if we don’t know much about this ingredient, we may not use it in food preparation. Therefore, before we want to use this ingredient, we need to understand the specific definition of clarified flour. So what exactly is clarified flour? Let us let the editor tell you about it.

1. Clarified flour is actually flour with gluten removed. The so-called clarified flour (clarified noodles) is also called wheat clarified noodles. It is made by washing away the gluten from the flour, and then the gluten-washed gouache is precipitated, the water is filtered out, and the precipitated powder is dried and ground into a fine powder.

2. Characteristics of clarified flour: white in color, smooth in texture, the noodles made from it are translucent, crispy and refreshing, the steamed products are smooth in texture, and the fried products are crispy. It is generally sold in supermarkets, food stores, and flour stores. Currently only available in Guangdong. This flour is soft, has low extensibility and high plasticity. Dim sum chefs use its characteristics to make a variety of exquisite dim sum such as dragon ball dumplings, phoenix eye dumplings, and hundred flower dumplings with diverse and novel styles.

3. Guangdong shrimp dumplings are made with cooked starch noodles (also known as clear flour) as the skin, fresh shrimp meat, pork paste, and tender bamboo shoots as the fillings, wrapped into a dumpling shape, and steamed. Its shape resembles a curved comb, so it is also called curved comb dumplings. The shrimp dumpling skin is soft, white, crystal clear, soft and refreshing, and the filling inside the dumpling is faintly visible; the filling is delicious, the shape is exquisite and delicate, and the taste is fresh and mellow. It is called the three best by peers from other provinces.

Ingredients: 450 grams of starch, 50 grams of starch, 125 grams of shrimp meat, 125 grams of dried bamboo shoots, 90 grams of lard, and appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, sugar, sesame oil, and pepper.

Method: ①Mix the cornstarch, starch and salt, rinse with boiling water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes, take out and rub evenly, then add lard and knead into a ball, set aside;

② Wash the raw shrimp meat, dry it, chop it into fine pieces with the back of a knife, and put it into a bowl; cut the cooked shrimp meat into small pieces; scald the pork fat with boiling water, soak it in cold water and cut it into small pieces; soak the dried bamboo shoots, rinse them with water, add some lard and pepper powder and mix well; add some salt to the shrimp paste, stir vigorously, add the cooked shrimp meat pieces, fat pieces, green onion pieces, MSG, sugar, sesame oil, etc., mix well, and put it in the refrigerator to freeze; remove the embryo from the clear dough, make the skin, wrap it with shrimp filling, pinch it into dumpling shape, steam it in a steamer over high heat or fry it in oil.

After learning the above knowledge, we need to make more use of clarified flour as an ingredient, so we must make delicious food. Many people eat some delicious food in their lives. If we want to eat these delicacies at home, we need to understand how to avoid these foods. Finally, I hope everyone can enjoy the delicious food!