What's so fun about Churng Fun?

Churng fun (cheung fun) also known as steamed rice noodle can be typically found at dim sum and in street carts. It can be found in varies forms, plain with just some dried shrimp, scallions and cilantro, or rolled around shrimp or chopped beef or roasted pork or fried dough. The churng fun you get at a dim sum restaurant is usually served with soy sauce. The street carts serve it with an addicting concoction of soy sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, hoison sauce, and chilli sauce.


Churng fun is made out of a mixture of two flours, rice flour and tapioca flour. The rice flour comes wet which I've never seen before. If you are in the chinatown area in NYC you can purchase it at the address shown on the bag. You can also purchase some already made ready to eat churng fun at the store. I think it's the best in chinatown.


Rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, water, and oil get mixed together in a mixer making sure there are no lumps. The batter will be very loose. Change the ratios of the flour as you like. Add more tapioca flour if you like it with more of a toothy chewy texture. Chinois into a bowl with a ladle.


Get your mise en place ready because the process is pretty fast and it taste so good that you want to keep up with demand! I'm filling mine with chopped roasted pork and lots of cilantro and scallions.

Lightly oil the pan and spoon enough better to cover the bottom in a thin layer. My aunt got this churng fun steamer specially made in China. You can use a regular steamer and a dish or a pan.


Sprinkle your toppings on and steam until the batter turns slightly translucent and little bubbles form.


My aunt made a sauce with hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, Maggi sauce, Chinese cooking wine, and sugar.


It was so good even the dogs wanted to know what was going on! Here's a video of me unmolding the churng fun from the steamer. I woke up at 8am on a sunday morning to make this and I don't regret it one bit, although I was sleepy. The whole process was really "fun" no pun intended. I would definitely make this again at home. It's a great sunday morning treat to do with your friends and family.

Mine is a little sticky because I didn't want to drench it in oil. Making it at home is much healthier and less oily then when you get it from outside.