Steps to Make Mama's Shumai (Siumai) Dumplings in 26 Minutes for Mom

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Siu Mai (Cantonese) may also be known as Shumai is one of the favorites in dim sum carts. It is usually wrapped with pork or combined with shrimp. Siu Mai (shumai) is the first thing you grab off the trolleys at Yum Cha.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mama's shumai (siumai) dumplings using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mama's Shumai (Siumai) Dumplings:

1. Get 250 grams Ground pork
2. Get 1 Japanese leek
3. Take 1/2 Onion
4. Get 2 tsp Sake
5. Make ready 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
6. Make ready 1 dash Salt and pepper
7. Prepare 1 clove Garlic
8. Get 1 dash Ginger
9. Prepare 1 tbsp Sugar
10. Take 1 tsp Sesame oil
11. Prepare 1 tsp Katakuriko
12. Make ready 25 Shumai (siumai) skins

Today, Shumai/Siumai (燒賣) or Pork & Prawns Dumpling, is another on the 'must-order' list - well flavoured pork and chunkily cubed succulent prawns; it's always a good combo! Making Dim Sum at home may sound like a daunting task. The only time I ate (and not made!) homemade Dim Sum was. See more ideas about Asian recipes, Dim sum recipes, Dumpling.

Instructions to make Mama's Shumai (Siumai) Dumplings:

1. Finely chop the onion and leek. Combine with the ground pork and mix well with your hands.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the shumai skins, and knead together well.
3. Put 1 tablespoon of the filling in the middle of each shumai skin, and fold in the 4 corners to wrap it in. Tap the bottom against a flat surface to flatten it to finish.
4. Line the formed shumai dumplings in a steamer. Leave a little space in between them since they will expand a bit.
5. I use a microwave steaming bowl I got at a 100 yen shop, but if you're using a conventional stove top steamer, it takes about 13 minutes to cook over medium heat.
6. Serve with Japanese mustard and soy sauce.

Served on a bed of steamed cabbage, these savory dumplings are simply tasty. Shumai, or open steamed dumplings, are often associated with Cantonese cuisine. After all it is one of the most popular dim sum dishes. What you might not know is that shumai actually originated in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Growing up, northern-style shumai was one of my favorite staples.

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