Siomai Recipe

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Siomai are Chinese dumplings popular in many countries. This recipe is common and a simple guide how to make siomai.  Below is a video guide showing how siomai is done fast and easy.

Siomai Ingredients:

• 1 kg ground pork (suggested proportion of fat to lean meat is 1:3)
• 1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips (singkamas)
• 3/4 cup chopped carrots
• 2 tbsp or 4 cloves minced garlic
• 2 medium or 1 large minced onion(s)
• bunch of spring onions or leeks
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 g seasonings
• 50 pcs. large or 100 pcs. small wanton or siomai wrapper
• Soy sauce, calamansi (lemon or kumquats), sesame oil and chilli paste (for the sauce)

Preparation and cooking of Siomai:

– Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl.

– Arrange 10 wrappers in a tray, and weigh 100 g of siomai mixture. Place 2 tsp of meat in each wrapper until nothing is left unfilled. Each wrapper will have 10 grams of siomai.
– To enclose, gather up the edges of the wrapper and gently fold it so that it forms a basket shape, with the top of the filling exposed. Press lightly as you pleat each side. Or, if you don’t want to expose the filling, use a bigger wrapper. Do the same to the remaining meat mixture.
– Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil.
– When the water gets to a rolling boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes, longer for larger pieces.
– Serve with soy sauce, calamansi and sesame oil. Chilli paste is optional.

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