As a self-proclaimed dim sum (點心) aficionado, I felt that I should feature one of the most popular dim sum dumplings ever, the celebrated 燒賣 (siu mai in the Cantonese dialect). These delectable little bites are usually steamed but you can also opt to fry them if you're so inclined. As with most dim sum or dumplings, you can be creative with the filling - for this recipe, you can add Chinese mushrooms if you like as well.
So today, I had my friend J come over for lunch together with her little puppy - I wanted to make some siu mai that would accompany our lunch but alas I was running late on some errands and J actually helped me to wrap these delectable little bites after we dug into some lunch she bought. Anyway, hope that her husband will like these as I sent her home with some siu mai. I have to admit that making siu mai and dumplings in general do require a bit more time so it was fun to have a girly chat while wrapping these little dumplings.
Siu Mai literally translates to cook and sell dumplings, 燒 meaning to cook and 賣, meaning to sell.
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Ingredients:
20 wonton wrappers
1/4 pound of ground pork
18 medium sized tiger shrimp
2 stalks green onions, chopped finely
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 water chestnuts, chopped finely
Marinade:
2 tbsps light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsps Chinese Shaoxing Wine (Chinese Rice Wine)
2 tsps sugar
1 tsp Mirin
2 tsps corn starch
Method:
First, chop the pork and shrimp together until well mixed. Next, add the green onions, water chestnuts and garlic to the mixture and mix well. Marinade with the ingredients listed above. You may also add ginger juice if you like. Add the corn starch and mix well. Now, you're ready to wrap the dumplings.
Next, working with one siu mai at a time, spoon about 1 tsp of the filling onto the middle of the wrapper, keeping it 'tall' i.e. don't flatten it. Brush the edges of the wrapper with water and simply gather the wrappers up, folding wherenever needed. Allow the filling to 'pop' up on top of the wrapper. While working with each siu mai, be sure to keep a damp paper towel on top of the rest of the wonton wrappers to avoid them from drying out.
Prepare a bamboo steamer with some parchment paper or foil. Place the wrapped dumplings on top and steam over high heat for about 10-15 minutes. Before steaming, you can add ssprinkle some mashed up salted egg yolk for some colour if you wish. Serve hot. These will be perfect with some sweet chilli sauce or simply on its' own.
Dim Sum: Steamed Siu Mai Recipe 燒賣
Saturday, October 11, 2008 | Labels: Asian Hors-d'oeuvres, Asian Snacks, Chinese food, Chinese recipes, dim sum, Pork recipes, 點心 |
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6 comments:
Siew Mai, my favourite. :)
hi HLC! I love your avatar pic hehe cili padi ya??
Ok, I admit it. Siu Mai is one dim sum item I don't really like. I mean, I don't hate it but maybe the "super-porky" filling makes me too full that I can't eat other dim sum items! :O ...I still want my braised chicken feet, steamed glutinous rice with chicken, Loh Pak Go....
I love siu mai and this recipe is terrific. I have a grandson who can devour a platter of dumplings. I'll have to have these ready for him next time he visits. Mary
TF - really? haha, how about substituting with just shrimp then LOL, I love 99% of dim sum HAHA
Mary- thanks, hope ur grandson will like these!
Beautiful siu mai! I made mine lately. Never put the paper/foil so some stuck on the bamboo steamer. Tks for your tips.
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