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Siu Mai

A Cantonese New Year's Snack
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Steamer

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lb Whole head-on Shrimp, meat removed, chopped
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • black pepper to taste

Sui Mai Wrappers

  • 1/3 lb flour
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Mix chopped shrimp and ground pork together
  • Literally "throw" the mixture onto a hard surface until appears like jelly

Sui Mai Wrapper

  • Mix flour and an egg into a smooth dough.
  • Press the dough to a very thin sheet (as thin as possible)
  • Spread flour on both sides, then cut it into small round pieces (about 4-5")

Create Sui Mai

  • Place about a tablespoon of shrimp mixture in middle of wrapper
  • Press together in the middle to give hour glass appearance
  • Steam in a steamer until done - about 7 - 8 minutes

Video

Keyword Pork, shrimp, chinese