Pork and Shrimp Dumplings (Shu Mai)

Name: Pork and Shrimp Dumplings (Shu Mai)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten; 2 Tbsps 2-in. piece ginger, peeled and finely shredded (about; 3 green onions, finely chopped; 227 grams ground pork; 1 Tbsp rice wine, sake, or fino sherry; 113 grams peeled deveined shrimp, chopped; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 24 gyoza (round Japanese potsticker) wrappers

For 26 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 24 servings with 56 calories, 4g of protein, and 2g of fat each. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up gyoza wrappers, in. piece ginger, green onions, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix pork, shrimp, green onions, ginger, rice wine, and soy sauce.

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Green Onions

Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Shrimp

Pork

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Bowl

On a flat, clean surface, lay out gyoza wrappers. Top each with about 1 tbsp. pork-shrimp mixture.

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Shrimp

Pork

Brush edges of wrapper with beaten egg and form dumplings. Put shu mai in parchment-lined steamers (see How to Steam Dim Sum, below).

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Egg

Steam dumplings until cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Serve immediately.

How to Steam Dim Sum: Measure your steamer basket and choose a pot with a diameter at least 2 in. wider. To keep dumplings from sticking, cut a circle of parchment paper 1 in. smaller in diameter than the basket (so steam can flow up around the edges) and fit it in.

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Baking Paper

Steamer Basket

Pot

Pour enough water into pot to come 1 in. up side and bring to a boil over high heat. Fill basket with dim sum first, then set it in the pot. Cover and cook, adding hot water as needed.

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Water