Shrimp and Pork Siomai

Shrimp and Pork Siomai

Ingredients:

1 kg Lean ground Pork or 1 kg Prawns/Shrimps, peeled

1/3 cup water chestnuts or turnips, chopped

1/3 cup carrots, chopped

1 large onion, minced

bunch of spring onions

1 egg

5 tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 tsp salt

100 pcs small wanton or siomai wrapper

Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl.

Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture into each wrapper.

Fold and seal.

Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil.

When the water gets to a rolling boil, Arrange the siomai in the steamer, and steam for 15-20 minutes.

Serve with Chili Sauce.

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(Homemade) Wanton or Siomai Wrapper

Ingredients:

1/4 cup water

1 egg

1 tbsp vegetable or corn oil

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions:

Beat egg and mix with flour till free of lumps.

Bring water, cooking oil and salt to a boil, then pour in flour.

Remove from heat and beat until mixture forms a ball.

Divide the dough into 1 1/4 -inch balls.

Roll each ball on a floured board until paper thin.

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(Homemade) Chili Sauce for Siomai

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of garlic, finely minced
1/2 cup of chili oil
1/4 cup of dark soy sauce

Instructions:
In a medium heat saucepan, saute the garlic in chili oil until aromatic.
*Make sure not to burn the garlic by lowering the heat.
Pour-in the soy sauce, and sauté until garlic changes its color.
Turn off heat.

Note:
This is well served with soy sauce and lime. If you need the sauce to be a little hotter, add some chopped thai red chillies while you sauté the garlic in chili oil.