SHAPED DUMPLINGS

SHAPED DUMPLINGS

(SHAO MAI)

4 ½ cups (500 g) flour, sifted

1 lb (500 g) lean boneless pork, beef or other meat, diced

3 ½ vegetable oil or lard

1 tsp shrimp eggs

1 tsp rice wine

3 ½ tbsps soy sauce

7 oz (200 ml) stock

2 egg whites

5 oz (150 g) cooked meat, diced

3 ½ oz (100 g) canned bamboo shoots, diced

1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped

2 tbsps salt, or to taste

3 ½ oz (100 ml) sesame oil

1 tbsp MSG

1. Mix flour with egg whites and 9oz (250 ml) water to make a firm dough. Knead until smooth and

elastic then cover with a warm wet cloth and let rise.

2. Knead the dough for 3 minutes.

3. Divide the dough into 50 portions and each into a circle 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter.

4. Stack 10 fine pieces, one on top of the other.

5. Flour lightly between each of the 10 pieces.

6. Press the end of the rolling pin into the dough circularly to make 1 inch (25 mm) long marks, and

separate them to avoid sticking.

7. Heat the oil or lard in a wok until the oil surface ripples.

8. Add the cooked meat and bamboo shoots and stir-fry briefly.

9. Add the shrimp eggs, ginger, 1 tsp of the rice wine, 1 tsp of the salt, and ½ tsp of the MSG.

10. Continue to stir-fry 1 minutes. Remove and cool.

11. Mix the uncooked meat with the remaining ½ tsp of MSG, 1 tsp of the rice wine, 1 tsp of the salt,

soy sauce, sesame oil and a little water.

12. Add the bamboo shoots and cooked meat. Mix well.

13. Divide the filling into 50 portions.

14. Take a pastry circle and place 1 portion of the filling in the centre.

15. Pull up the edges of the pastry around the filling to make a cylinder, leaving the top open so the

filling is visible and the dumpling resembles a pomegranate.

16. Repeat until all the dumplings are made.

17. Place the dumplings in a steamer and steam for 5 minutes over high heat.

18. Sprinkle with the stock and continue to steam until cooked through.

19. Remove and Serve.