SHAO MAI (燒賣)

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INGREDIENTS:

Makes 20

 

    100g prawns, remove shells, cleaned and diced

    140g minced meat (pork or chicken)

    1 stalk spring onions, chopped

    20 pcs. round dumpling skins

 

Seasoning:

    1/2 tsp salt

    1 tbsp corn starch

    1/2 tsp sesame oil

    1/2 tsp sugar

    1/4 tbsp light soy sauce

    Dash of pepper

    1 tsp rice wine (optional)

    1 tsp chicken granules/ stock

 

Granishing:

    One no. cooked salted egg yolk

 

   

 

METHOD:

  1. Combine prawns, minced meat, spring onions and all seasoning into a bowl. Stir the mixture with a spoon until ingredients are well mixed. Chill for 1 hour.

  2. Wrap filling up with dumpling skins. Shape each nicely into shao mai.

  3. Mash cooked salted egg yolk. Garnish top of each shao mai with mashed yolk.

  4. Steam shao mai at rapid boiling water for 10 minutes or until cooked.

  5. Serve while still hot. Alternatively, store shao mai in an air-tight container and freeze. Reheat by steaming or microwave and serve as breakfast.

 

 

Made on 9-10-04

and Written on 10-10-04

 

 

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