konnichiwa it's Nami from just one cookbook back with another video for you
and today I'm going to share how to make japanese shumai
shumai is mostly known as a popular chinese dish enjoy that dim sum
however did you know japanese enjoy shumai as well? shumai is especially popular in my
hometown yokohama which has the largest chinatown in japan and you can see the
ads for Kiyouken shumai my around the yokohama everywhere you look
japanese shumai is mostly made with ground pork and onion so the feeling is
much softer than the chinese ones, the wonton or shumai wrapper we use is also
thinner so the texture is airy in tender now let's get started
3/4 onion 7 oz (200 g)
lay the onion on the cutting board, flat-side down. With your sharp knife, slice 2-3 horizontal slits in the onion towards the root end
then slice vertical slits in ⅛ inches
then cut perpendicular to the previous slices you made
to finely mince, run your knife through them in a rocking motion
potato starch 2 1/2 tbsp
put the finely minced onion in a large bowl and add potato starch/cornstarch. mix together
1 knob ginger (grated)
ground pork 14 oz (400 g)
In a medium bowl, combine the ground pork, ginger
sake 1 tbsp
sesame oil (roasted) 1/2 tbsp
sugar 2 tsp
soy sauce 1 tbsp
kosher salt 1/2 tsp
white pepper 1/8 tsp
using your hands (or with plastic food gloves), knead the meat mixture until they are sticky, like a pale paste
then transfer the meat to the onion
mix the onion and meat together until well-combined
35 wonton wrappers
prepare the wonton wrappers, a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
use a 1-tbsp measuring spoon, and a butter knife
transfer the filling to the center of a wonton wrapper
make a round hole by connecting your thumb and index finger with the rest of fingers next to each other
place a wonton wrapper with the filling on top of it
using the butter knife or the back of a teaspoon, gently press the filling down while holding the fingers firmly
after you press the meat down, rotate the shumai 45 degrees so the meat is evenly distributed in the center of the wrapper. finally, smooth out the surface of the meat
continue with the rest of the wrappers and filling until one of them runs out
when you finish wrapping, bring 1-2 cups of water in a wok (or steamer) to boil over high heat
green peas 3 tbsp (28 g)
meanwhile, place a green pea in the center of the shumai
prepare a parchment paper (make a few air vent holes) or cabbage leaves and place them on the bottom of the steamer basket
put shumai on top without touching each other
When the water is boiling, place the bamboo steamer basket onto the wok and steam for 8-10minutes until the meat is cooked through
after 8-10 minutes, check to see if the meat is cooked through
then transfer the bamboo steamer basket on top of a large plate
serve immediately with soy sauce, rice vinegar, Japanese chili oil (la-yu) and Japanese karashi mustard
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