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Siomai

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.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 89 kcal
Course: Appetizer , Snacks
Cuisine: Asian

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

    Cup of Yum
  1. In a small bowl with warm water, soak shiitake mushrooms until softened. Using hands, squeeze liquid and then mince.
  2. In a bowl, combine ground pork, shrimp, mushroom, ginger juice, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and pepper until well-distributed.
  3. In a bowl, combine corn starch and water, Stir until cornstarch is dissolved and add to pork mixture.
  4. Mix pork mixture until very sticky.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Gently remove from steamer and serve hot with dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce
  1. 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

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

% 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.