Pork Siomai is a steamed Chinese dim sum consist of ground pork, shrimp and mushroom seasoned with salt, pepper, soy sauce and ginger juice. It is also a popular snacks in the Philippines, commonly sell in stalls.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: pork siomai, siomai
Servings: 25
Calories: 62kcal
Author: Jenalyn Rose Forbes
Ingredients
1lbground pork
6pcsfresh shitake mushroomfinely chopped
½lbshrimppeeled, deveined and finely chopped
1tbspsoy sauce
½tspsugar
1thumb-sizegingerpeeled, grated and juice extracted
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients except for cornstarch and siomai wrapper. Use a plastic gloves and mix the ingredients until well incorporated.
In a separate small bowl, dilute the cornstarch with 3 tbsp water, then add it to the pork mixture and mix well until very sticky.
Place the wrapper in your palm and put a tablespoonful of meat mixture into the center of the wrapper. Gather the sides to form a cup around the filling. Repeat this step on the remaining meat mixture.
Put a parchment paper on the steamer basket and arrange the siomai into the steamer with ¼ inch apart. Steam for 12-15 minutes or until cooked. Gently remove the siomai from the steamer and serve it with your soy sauce-calamansi and chili garlic sauce.