Steamed Pork and Shrimp Dumpling (Siomai)
Siomai is a popular dim sum dish consisting of ground pork or shrimp, carrots, mushrooms, green onions and flavored with soy sauce and Chinese cooking wine.
Servings 24 pieces
Calories 92kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground pork
- ½ lb shrimp , peeled, deveined and finely chopped
- 3 large dried shitake mushrooms
- ¼ cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or rice wine or sherry
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 egg , lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 24 wonton wrappers
Instructions
- Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes. Drain, remove the stems and chop finely.
- In a large bowl, thoroughly mix all the ingredients until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Fill center of wonton wrapper with a tablespoonful of the filling. Wrap the edges around the filling and flatten the top with the back of a spoon. Repeat with the rest of the wrappers and filling.
- Lightly dust the bamboo steamer with flour (or brush stainless steamer with oil) and steam the siomai for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with lemon juice and soy sauce dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 243IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg