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itoy's siomai

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Maria Rosario Bilgera
Bronx, NY

Siomai is the first food i ever cooked for Itoy, my fiance. Come to think of it, for his entire clan! I brought a few dozens for their family reunion when we were barely a month together. Needless to say, I made quite a good impression (or so Itoy says).

(1 rating)
yield 24 pieces
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For itoy's siomai

  • 1 pkg
    molo wrapper
  • 1/2 kg
    ground pork
  • 1/4 kg
    shrimps
  • 1 sm
    white onion, grated
  • 6 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp
    kikkoman soy sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 sm
    carrot, grated (optional)

How To Make itoy's siomai

  • 1
    Pour hot water over ground meat. (I do this to slightly "cook" it.) Drain.
  • 2
    Slice shrimps into itty bitty pieces, almost the size of the ground meat.
  • 3
    Combine ground meat, shrimps, grated onion, and minced garlic. Mix thoroughly.
  • 4
    Add a few drops of Kikkoman soy sauce (I insist on Kikkoman!), salt and pepper to taste.
  • 5
    Put a teaspoonful of the siomai mix in the center of a molo wrapper. Twist corners together.
  • 6
    Steam the siomai or deep fry. Serve with chili sauce or soy sauce with lemon juice.
  • 7
    Serve with wanton noodles or yang chow fried rice.

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