Fried Taro Dumplings with Sweet Bean Filling

Name: Fried Taro Dumplings with Sweet Bean Filling (Tou sha yü tsao)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup lotus root starch (or cornstarch); 1 cup lotus root starch (or cornstarch); 1-¼ pounds taro (or potato); 1-¼ pounds taro (or potato); ½ pound sweet bean paste; 4 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons lard; ½ cup boiling water; ½ cup cornstarch

Tou sha yü tsao

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-¼ pounds taro (or potato)
1 cup lotus root starch (or cornstarch)

Asia
Taiwan
Snack
Gluten-free

Method

After paring the skin from the taro, cut it into thin slices.
Place in a steamer. Steam for about 20 minutes until done. Remove the taro and mash it while it is warm (don’t use the hard part).
Pour the boiling water on the lotus root starch. Stir well until it is half done. Pour the lotus root starch paste into the mashed taro. Add the lard and sugar.