【Shanghai】Xiasha Shaomai

Overview

Xiasha Siomai originated in the Ming Dynasty. It is a special snack in the Nanhui area of Pudong, Shanghai. It is also a delicious Han nationality snack. The fillings are made of fresh bamboo shoots and minced pork, which makes it tender and delicious. Make it at home, pack it and eat it now, it tastes better, and you don’t have to go to far away places to queue up to taste it. Try it if you like

Tags

• staple food
• snacks
• home cooking
• breakfast
• bamboo shoots
• cooking wine
• egg white
• flour
• fresh soy sauce
• minced pork
• chopped green onion
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Raw material picture

   

2. 2 Add 50 grams of hot water to the flour and mix well, then add 50 grams of water and knead into a smooth dough. Cover and let rest for half an hour

   

3. 3 Peel and slice the bamboo shoots and wash them. Add egg white, cooking wine, salt and fresh soy sauce to the minced pork. Stir in a clockwise direction until it becomes sticky. Then add a little water and stir again until it becomes sticky

   

4. 4 Boil the bamboo shoots in a pot under cold water, remove, rinse and cut into fine pieces

   

5. 5 Pour into the minced pork and stir evenly

   

6. 6 Then use a dough press to press the dough into a thin crust and then use a mold to press it into a round dough. You can also directly use a rolling pin to roll it into a round dough

   

7. 7 Sprinkle some cornstarch on the leather, make a stack of 5 pieces, use a rolling pin to roll out some and press out folds on the edges

   

8. 8 Take a piece of dough and add the filling

   

9. 9 Wrap it up and place it on a greased steamer

   

10. 10 Steam in a pot with cold water over high heat for 12 minutes, then turn off the heat and remove from the pot

    

11. 11 It tastes best when eaten hot