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Siu Mai
A Cantonese New Year's Snack
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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
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Keyword
Pork, shrimp, chinese