Shumai Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 oz ground pork
• 1/2 brown onion
• 3 dried Shiitake mushroom
• 1/2 tsp ginger root (grated)
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp Sake
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• pepper
• 12-15 Shumai or wonton wrappers
• 12-15 green peas
• 2-3 leaves of lettuce or nappa cabbage
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• Japanese yellow mustard

Instructions

1. 1

   Chop brown onion finely. Re-hydrate dried Shiitake mushrooms in water, squeeze water out, and chop finely.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, add pork, onion, Shiitake mushrooms, cornstarch and all the seasonings. Mix very well until combined.

3. 3

   Wrap the meat mixture with the Shumai skins (watch video) and shape into little cylinders. Top with a green pea on each dumpling.

4. 4

   Lay lettuce flat in the inside of a steamer. Place Shumai on the lettuce, and cook in a steamer for 10 minutes at medium heat.

5. 5

   Mix soy sauce and vinegar. Serve with sauce and mustard.