Siu Mai Recipe (Shao Mai) with Sticky Rice
Chinese dim sum dessert--Siu Mai also known as Shao Mai recipe
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Ingredients
- 1.5 cup glutinous rice
- 48 dumpling wrappers
- 1 cup minced pork
Pork marinating
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Other ingredients
- 10 dried shiitake mushrooms , soaked with hot water
- Half of a carrots , diced
- 2-3 tablespoon oil
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup liquid for soaking the mushrooms
- another ½ cup water
Instructions
- Soak the glutinous rice with clean water at least for 24 hours. Move out and drain. Transfer to rice to a plate and flat.
- Heat up water in wok, steam the rice for around 15 minutes until the rice is almost transparent.
- Soak the shiitake mushroom with hot water for 2-3 minutes. Transfer the shiitake mushroom out and re-soak with hot water. Discard the first soaking water and strain the second soaking water for later filling.
- Remove the mushroom roots and cut into dices. Cut carrots into dices too.
- Heat up cooking oil on wok or pan, add chopped pork in to stir-fry until the color changes and then put carrots and mushrooms to fry until soft.
- Add salt, dark soy sauce, sugar and liquid for soaking mushrooms and extra ½ cup water. Stir continually. Heat until the sauce is almost absorbed.
- Assemble siu mai with dumpling wrappers. Steam siu mai over high fire for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve hot!
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Notes
The Nutrition Facts is based on each single Siu Mai.
Nutrition
Calories: 60kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 39mgVitamin A: 140IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.4mg
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