Four-colour shiu my

50 Snacks

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6ouncesMinced pork
1teaspoonLight soy sauce
1teaspoonDry sherry
1teaspoonCornflour
2teaspoonsSugar
Salt and pepper
2tablespoonsWater
1tablespoonOil
6ouncesPeeled cooked shrimps, diced
1teaspoonFinely grated fresh root ginger
1teaspoonChopped spring onion
8ouncesWinter melon or courgettes, grated
A pinch of monosodium glutamate
1poundsPlain flour
6fluid ounceBoiling water
¼pintCold water
2tablespoonsPeas
2tablespoonsDiced carrot
2tablespoonsMinced black fungas
2tablespoonsSieved hard boiled egg yolks

Directions

FILLING

DOUGH

GARNISH

Mannate the pork with the light soy sauce, sherry and cornfiour, the sugar, a pinch of pepper, the water and oil for 20 minutes. Mix in the shrimps ginger, chopped spring onion, winter melon or courgettes, seasoning and monosodium glutaniate. Chill for 1 hour. DOUGH: Sift the fiour and divide it in half. Mix the boiling water into ope portion and knead well. Mix the cold water into the second portion.

Knead thorouhly. Combine both doughs and knead until smooth. Roll into a cylinder and cut into 50 equal portions. Roll these into thin rounds. Fold them in half, pinch the middle together, then open the dough to form a bow=B7 Pinch opposite ends of the bow together in the middle to make four neat pockets. Press filling into each pocket; top with peas, carrot, black fungus and egg yolk. Steam the shiu my over boiling water for 10 minutes. Serve at once.