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Best Recipe with Wonton Wrappers: Shumai Recipe

Shumai, or siu mai is one of the most popular Chinese dim sum dishes. It’s traditionally made with steamed pork and is a bite-sized treat that’s full of flavor.
Cook Time40 minutes
Servings: 25 pieces
Author: Izzy

Ingredients

  • 13 oz ground pork
  • 5 oz shrimp peeled, deveined, and chopped
  • 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2.5 tsp sugar
  • 5 tsp cooking wine
  • 2 tbsp finely minced green onions only the white part
  • 25 wonton wrappers
  • optional flying fish roe for serving

Instructions

Make the Filling

  • Soak the dried mushrooms in boiling water. Then chopped them finely.
  • Place pork, salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar into a large bowl. Mix well with a spoon or your hands for about 30 seconds until the mixture becomes pasty.
  • Add the mushrooms, shrimp and green onions, and gently mix until just combined.

Make the Shumai

  • Form an “O” with your forefinger and thumb.
  • Place a wonton wrapper over the “O”. Push a heaping teaspoon of the filling into the wrapper.
  • Use a butter knife or the back of a spoon to add more filling until it is level with the top of the wrapper.
  • Place the filled wrapper on a work surface and push down with your fingers to flatten the base of the dumpling.

Steam the Shumai

  • Line a 12″ bamboo steamer (or steamer insert) with parchment that’s been poked to create holes.
  • Fill a wok large enough to hold the steamer with about 2 cups of water. Bring to a rapid simmer over medium-high heat.
  • Place the dumplings into the steamer. Cover with the lid, and place into the wok above the simmering water.
  • Steam for about 8 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the dumplings reaches 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.
  • Remove the steamer from the wok and place a sprinkling of roe or a single green pea in the middle of each dumpling.

Make the Dipping Sauce

  • Make a quick and easy dipping sauce by combining 3 parts soy sauce, 1 part vinegar, and sriracha to taste. Mix well and serve with the dumplings.