Chinese Dumplings – Shumai

Shumai is a Chinese dish that minced meat wrapped by thin sheet made from wheat flour. Shumai’s thin sheets are sold at supermarkets and I have never seen them gluten free. Therefore, this dish cannot be a gluten free at the moment.

There are many types of dumplings and recipe are different by restaurants and family.

Ingredients
Minced pork　　　　　　250g
Shrimps　　　　　　　　150g (without shell)
Onion　　　　　　　　　50g
Shiitake mushrooms　　　3pcs
Shumai sheets　　　　　25 sheets
Sugar　　　　　　　　　5g
Salt　　　　　　　　　　2.5g
Soya-bean sauce　　　　5㏄
Sesame oil　　　　　　　10㏄

How to cook
1. Chop shrimps, onions and shiitake mushrooms.
2. Mix all the ingredients except shumai sheets in a bowl. Mix well.
3. Wrap shumai mixture with shumai sheets.
4. Steam with strong heat for 15 minutes.