Shui mai recipe



Recipe for shui mai in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 scallion, chopped
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 small cabbage, coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons thin soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon cold water
  • 24 dumpling wrappers, 3 inch diameter
  • 1/2 cup parboiled or frozen green peas
  • 10 lettuce leaves

How to make shui mai

  • Place a wok over medium-high heat.
  • When it begins to smoke, add the oil, then the garlic, ginger and scallion. Stir-fry 15 seconds.
  • Add the onion and cabbage and stir-fry 2 minutes.
  • Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine and dissolved cornstarch.
  • Stir constantly until the sauce thickens, about 30 seconds.
  • Remove the wok from the heat and set aside to cool.
  • Place a dumpling wrapper on the work surface.
  • With your fingers, completely moisten the surface of the wrapper with water.
  • Place 1 tablespoon fo filling in the center.
  • Pull up the sides of the wrapper around the filling, tucking the wrapper in tiny pleats around the filling.
  • Lightly tap the dumpling on the work surface to flatten the bottom.
  • Gently squeeze the center of the dumpling to make a slight indentation and force the filling to bulge a bit at the top.
  • Finally, place a green pea in the center indentation of each dumpling for a garnish.
  • Cover the dumplings as tehy are finished and fill the remaining wrappers.
  • Bring water to boil under a steamer.
  • Place the lettuce leaves on a heat proof place and arrange the dumplings on the lettuce.
  • Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
  • Serve immediately with spicy soy dipping sauce.

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