Sub fresh finely chopped and sautéed in a bit of oil, or leave out.ĭon’t be daunted by the thought of stuffing / wrapping the Siu Mai. Sold in Asian aisle of large grocery stores or Asian stores.

They need to be rehydrated in boiling water for 20 minutes or so, then wring them out and finely chop. Substitute Gyoza wrappers (ie white round pastry) ĭried shiitake mushrooms have an earthier, more intense flavour than fresh. Look for egg (yellow) pastry, there are also white wontons (used for Wonton Soup type wontons). Rounds are harder to find so I just use squares. Wonton wrappers aka Wonton Egg Pastry – about 8.5cm / 3.5″ squares OR rounds if you can find them. 😇 Substitute: finely diced steamed carrot! Found at some Asian stores, good seafood shops OR buy one sushi topped with flying fish roe and use that – you only need a small amount, one sushi is enough! That’s what I did.

Just a few notes on some of the ingredients:įish roe is for decorative purposes only. If you’re in Australia 🇦🇺, you can get all of these ingredients at large Woolies, Coles and Harris Farms. Watch the video and look at the step photos. So when you go with only 2 people, you have to be very selective and careful about how you spend your dumpling credits.ĭon’t be daunted by the folding technique. I mean, Yum Cha is all about ordering as many different types of dumplings you can, sprinkled with a few crunchy deep fried things (hello Spring Rolls!), some sort of fluffy steamed bun ( Pork Buns all the way for me), and I suppose we should order something green ( Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce is our standard) and fried rice makes a mandatory appearance, always. It’s so unsatisfying going to Yum Cha* with just two people. Siu Mai (Shumai – Chinese Steamed Dumplings) If you’ve ever wondered how to make Chinese dumplings, today is the day you’ll discover that it’s totally doable by any home cook! You don’t even need a bamboo steamer! And now you can get your fix on demand with this easy to follow recipe! These Chinese steamed dumplings have a classic juicy pork and prawn filling, enclosed with wonton wrappers. Siu Mai (shumai) is the first thing you grab off the trolleys at Yum Cha.

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