Recipe: Tasty Chicken Siew Mai

Chicken Siew Mai. Chinese Chicken Shu Mai (Siu Mai) My brunch this morning—chicken shu mai (sui mai), or steamed chicken dumplings. I know many of you love shu mai or siu mai, those little morsels of ground meat wrapped with wonton skin, and served at dim sum restaurants in Chinatown. These dainty steamed dumplings comes in a small bamboo steamer and they are so good that every bite is always bursting with.

I use Chicken in it cause I want to make this version halal. Therefore, for those who are not eating beef or pork, this is for you. But then, you can always omit the chicken and add what flavor you like. You can cook Chicken Siew Mai using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Siew Mai

1. It's 20 pcs of circle wanton skin (store bought).
2. Prepare 300 gr of minced chicken.
3. Prepare 150 gr of shrimp meat (finely minced).
4. It's 1 pc of medium chayote (peel, shredded, put in the strainer to remove any excess water).
5. It's 1 tbsp of low sodium light soya sauce.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sesame oil.
7. You need 1 tsp of mushroom seasoning.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of salt.
9. It's 1 tbsp of sugar.
10. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of chicken seasoning.
11. It's 1/2 tbsp of pepper.
12. You need 1 of egg.
13. It's 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced.
14. Prepare 150 gr of tapioca flour.
15. You need of Finely shredded carrot for topping.
16. You need of Chilli Garlic Dip.
17. You need 3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped.
18. Prepare 1 of big chillies.
19. You need 3 pcs of chilli padi (you can always add more or use less according to your preference).
20. It's of Sugar, salt, chicken seasoning, pepper to tase.

I freeze the balance using a zip lock bag. and I can have siew mai on any days I feel like having. 🤩 Great recipe for Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken. This is one of my way to enhance the flavour of store-bought roasted chicken. On my busy day, I will buy the roasted chicken the day before, keep it in the fridge. The next day, just prepare this sauce,.

Chicken Siew Mai step by step

1. Peel, shred the chayote and put in the strainer to let the excess water drop. No squeeze needed. Take only the shredded chayote. Photo of chayote was taken from internet.
2. Mix chicken, shrimp, shredded chayote, egg, garlic, and seasonings until well combined. Lastly, mix in the tapioca flour and mix just until combined. Do not over-mix once you have mixed in the flour as it will give a denser texture..
3. Prepare the wanton skin. Wrap the meat inside the wanton skin. Decorate with shredded carrot on top..
4. Put in a small cup if your siew mai cannot hold their shape well.
5. Steam in preheated steamer for 15 minutes.
6. Ready to serve with chilli garlic dip. For the dip: boil all ingredients (garlic and chillies) in small amount of water until soft. Put in the blender or you can just mash it with mortar and pestle. Add salt, sugar, chicken seasoning, pepper to taste..
7. Enjoy 😉.

Classic original chicken dumpling with chicken mince, prawn meat and fish surimi in it that enhance the meat texture and taste of dumpling. Chicken Mince, Fish Surimi, Prawn Meat. Add to quote Make the dumplings: Lightly oil a bamboo steamer basket, or line the bottom with a round metal steamer insert; set aside. Work with one wrapper at a time, and cover unused wrappers with a damp cloth. The filling for these particular siu mai is non-traditional, but it still utilizes tried and true Asian ingredients to create something unique and tasty.

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