Steamed pork and shrimp dumpling (siu maai)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Dried chinese mushrooms
½poundsShrimp; finely chopped
½poundsGround pork
½cupBamboo shoots; finely chopped
¼cupGreen onion; finely chopped
2Eggs
2tablespoonsCornstarch
1teaspoonSesame oil
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonSugar
¼teaspoonPepper

Directions

1. Soak mushrooms in hot water for ½ hour, drain and discard tough stems and chop fine.

2. Mix shrimp, pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, green onion, eggs, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt, sugar and pepper in a bowl.

3. Use cookie cutter to cut wonton wrappers into circles.

4. Place 1-½ tsp of mixture in center of wonton wrapper and fold wrapper up to form a "flower pot" with open top.

5. Place dumplings in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes.

Notes: Serve with chili-garlic paste. Makes : 24 Siu May Formatted & Busted by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 226 by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Nov 09, 1997