🥟 Siomai

Side Dish · Main ingredient: Ground Pork · ⏱ 20 min · Serves 5 · ~₱270 · Best for: Snack

Ingredients

• 400 g 400g ground pork
• 150 g 150g shrimp, peeled and minced
• 0.5 cup 1/2 cup minced carrots
• 0.25 cup 1/4 cup minced water chestnuts
• 3 tbsp 3 tbsp chopped spring onions
• 1 pc 1 egg
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp 1 tsp sesame oil
• 3 pinch 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 30 pc 30 pieces siomai/dumpling wrappers (round)
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce, calamansi, and chili oil, for dipping

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine ground pork, shrimp, carrots, water chestnuts, spring onions, egg, cornstarch, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper; mix well until the filling becomes slightly sticky.
2. Place a heaping tablespoon of filling in the center of each siomai wrapper.
3. Gather the edges of the wrapper up around the filling, pleating slightly, leaving the top open and the filling exposed; press gently to flatten the base so it stands upright.
4. Line a steamer basket with parchment paper or cabbage leaves and arrange the siomai with space between each piece.
5. Steam over boiling water for 15-20 minutes, until the filling is cooked through and firm.
6. While steaming, mix soy sauce and calamansi juice with a dash of chili oil for the dipping sauce.
7. Remove the siomai from the steamer and let cool slightly.
8. Serve hot with the soy-calamansi dipping sauce on the side.

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