Dim Sims

Dim sims or sui mai, as they're also called, are delicious bundles of steamed pork and prawn deliciousness. Steam a basketful and surprise your family.
Dim Sims

Dim sims or sui mai, as they’re also called, are delicious bundles of steamed pork and prawn deliciousness.

Steam a basketful of dim sims and surprise your family.

Ingredients

  • 200 grams green prawns

    peeled, deveined and chopped

  • 300 grams pork mince

    (the fatty kind)

  • 0.5 cup water chestnuts

    finely chopped

  • 0.5 cup bamboo shoots

    finely chopped

  • 2 dried mushrooms

  • 1 egg

    lightly beaten

  • 2 tablespoons cornflour

  • 0.5 tablespoon shao xing wine

    (Chinese rice wine)

  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

  • 0.5 teaspoon salt

  • 0.5 teaspoon sesame oil

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 0.5 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1 carrot

    finely grated

  • 25 wonton wrappers

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine the prawns, pork, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Then add the rest of the ingredients, except for the carrots and wonton skins, and mix well.
  2. Place a tablespoon of the mince filling into the centre of a wonton skin and draw up the edges leaving the top uncovered. Top with a tiny bit of grated carrot.
  3. Steam over rapidly boiling water for 12 minutes. Serve with soy sauce.

Notes

A great way to stop these sticking to the steamer is to line the base with baking paper. Sometimes, I like to slightly wet the edges of the wonton skin so they adhere to the mixture. This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot.

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