The Siu Mai My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Ingredients

• 8 oz pork shoulder butt
• 4 oz shrimp
• 4 pieces dried shiitake mushroom
• 20 pieces siu mai wrappers
• 0.5 oz carrot
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon
• 2 tbsp water
• 0.5 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Chop and prepare ingredients: We'll be mincing and preparing:

2. 2

   Make marinade: In a bowl, we'll mix:

3. 3

   Marinate ingredients: We'll be creating our siu mai fillings in a few steps:

4. 4

   Fold dumplings: This is a lot easier to conceptualize by watching our video (and also much easier with practice), but here are the steps to stuff and fold the dumplings:

5. 5

   Steam dumplings: Fill a steamer with about 2 cups of water. Lay out the siu mai on a steamer rack (with holes on the tray) so they're not touching.