Siomai
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Siomai
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Shumai are easy to make and delicious as an appetizer, snack, or light meal. Filled with ground pork, minced shrimp, and shitake mushrooms, these steamed dumplings are tasty and filling.
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Ingredients
- 6 medium dried shitake mushrooms
- 1 pound ground pork
- ¼ pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined and finely chopped
- 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled, grated, and juice extracted
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 package (30 pieces) shumai wrappers
Dipping Sauce
- calamansi or lemon juice to taste
- soy sauce to taste
- chili garlic to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl with warm water, soak shiitake mushrooms until softened. Using hands, squeeze liquid and then mince.
- In a bowl, combine ground pork, shrimp, mushroom, ginger juice, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and pepper until well-distributed.
- In a bowl, combine corn starch and water, Stir until cornstarch is dissolved and add to pork mixture.
- Mix pork mixture until very sticky.
- Separate wrappers into individual sheets. Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of meat mixture on the middle of the wrapper and then gather sides to form a "cup" around the filling. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
- Arrange siomai in a single layer about ¼-inch apart on a lightly greased steamer basket and steam for about 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Gently remove from steamer and serve hot with dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce
- In a small bowl,combine calamansi juice, soy sauce and chili garlic sauce.
Notes
- The recipe makes about 30 pieces; nutritional info is based on 5 shumai per serving.
- If using a metal steamer, line the steamer basket with steaming paper or lightly grease it with cooking spray to prevent the siomai from sticking.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
89kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
234mg
(10%)
Potassium
63mg
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 89kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 234mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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