Shui mai
Shui mai recipe in the vegetarian category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
- 1 scallion, chopped
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 small cabbage, coarsely chopped
- 2 teaspoons thin soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon cold water
- 24 dumpling wrappers, 3 inch diameter
- 1/2 cup parboiled or frozen green peas
- 10 lettuce leaves
Recipe method:
- Place a wok over medium-high heat.
- When it begins to smoke, add the oil, then the garlic, ginger and scallion. Stir-fry 15 seconds.
- Add the onion and cabbage and stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine and dissolved cornstarch.
- Stir constantly until the sauce thickens, about 30 seconds.
- Remove the wok from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Place a dumpling wrapper on the work surface.
- With your fingers, completely moisten the surface of the wrapper with water.
- Place 1 tablespoon fo filling in the center.
- Pull up the sides of the wrapper around the filling, tucking the wrapper in tiny pleats around the filling.
- Lightly tap the dumpling on the work surface to flatten the bottom.
- Gently squeeze the center of the dumpling to make a slight indentation and force the filling to bulge a bit at the top.
- Finally, place a green pea in the center indentation of each dumpling for a garnish.
- Cover the dumplings as tehy are finished and fill the remaining wrappers.
- Bring water to boil under a steamer.
- Place the lettuce leaves on a heat proof place and arrange the dumplings on the lettuce.
- Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately with spicy soy dipping sauce.
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