Siu Mai

Name: Siu Mai
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 180 g Fresh shrimp (shelled, deveined, washed and dried; half diced, half pounded into paste); 60 g Half-fat half-lean pork (washed, dried, minced); 2 Dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft, diced); 2 Water chestnuts (peeled, diced); 2 Salted egg yolks (cut into 12 equal portions); 12 Cantonese wonton wrappers; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Ginger juice; 1.5 tsp Light soy sauce; 1.5 tsp Cornstarch; 0.5 tsp Sesame oil; White pepper, a pinch

Cantonese siu mai made with a filling of fresh shrimp, pork, dried shiitake mushrooms, and water chestnuts, wrapped in wonton wrappers.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Fresh shrimp (shelled, deveined, washed and dried; half diced, half pounded into paste) 180 g

Half-fat half-lean pork (washed, dried, minced) 60 g

Dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft, diced) 2

Water chestnuts (peeled, diced) 2

Salted egg yolks (cut into 12 equal portions) 2

Cantonese wonton wrappers 12

Sugar 1 tsp

Ginger juice 1 tsp

Light soy sauce 1.5 tsp

Cornstarch 1.5 tsp

Sesame oil 0.5 tsp

White pepper a pinch

Instructions

Prepare the mushrooms

Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms until soft, then dice.

Prepare the shrimp

Shell and devein the fresh shrimp, then wash and pat dry. Dice half of the shrimp and pound the other half into a paste.

Prepare the pork

Wash and dry the pork, then mince.

Prepare the water chestnuts

Peel and dice the water chestnuts.

Mix the filling

Combine the shrimp paste, diced shrimp, and minced pork. Mix well and add the seasonings to marinate briefly. Stir in the diced mushrooms and water chestnuts until evenly combined. Divide into 12 equal portions.