How to Make Homemade Siu mai (Chinese steamed dumplings)

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, siu mai (chinese steamed dumplings). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Siu Mai (shumai) is the first thing you grab off the trolleys at Yum Cha. And now you can get your fix on demand with this easy to follow recipe! These Chinese steamed dumplings have a classic juicy pork and prawn filling, enclosed with wonton wrappers. You don't need a bamboo steamer to steam Siu Mai.

Siu mai (Chinese steamed dumplings) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Siu mai (Chinese steamed dumplings) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have siu mai (chinese steamed dumplings) using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Siu mai (Chinese steamed dumplings):

1. Take 350 g ground pork
2. Make ready 1 onion
3. Get 3 cm green onion
4. Take 2 table spoons cesami oil
5. Get 2 tablespoons sugar
6. Prepare 2 table spoons soy sauce
7. Make ready 2 table spoons sake
8. Prepare ginger
9. Take 2 table spoons potato starch
10. Make ready 50 sheets siu mai wrapper

Served with sweet and sour sauce or other dipping sauces. Siu mai (Shao Mai, Shu Mai) also known as steamed dumplings is a famous dish (Chinese dim sum). As the top of siu mai is unsealed, siu mai looks like pomegranate. Siu mai use similar wrapper of ordinary dumpling wrappers.

Instructions to make Siu mai (Chinese steamed dumplings):

1. Slice an onion and a green onion into small pieces.
2. In the middle bowl, combine ground pork and the onions. Add other seasonings, sugar, cesami oil, sugar, soy sauce, sake,ground gingers and potato starch.
3. To wrap the siu mai, place two tablespoons of filling on a middle of a siu mai wrapper.
4. Wrap the filling with the siu mai wrapper.
5. To steam, put a small dish on the bottom of a big soup pan. Place a small lid with holes (otoshibuta) on it. Pour water under the otoshibuta. Heat the pan to boil water.
6. Place a wrapped siu mai on the otoshibuta. Place 10 siu mai dumplings at one time.
7. Put the lid on the pan. Steam them for 10 minutes.

As the top of siu mai is unsealed, siu mai looks like pomegranate. Siu mai use similar wrapper of ordinary dumpling wrappers. You can use store bought dumpling wrappers or make the wrappers. From fried wontons and steamed dumplings to spring rolls and pan fried turnip cake, there's plenty for you. For those who love Chinese food, chances are you're a fan of dim sum.

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