YOKOHAMA STYLE SHUMAI DUMPLING
I lived for a while in Yokohama when I was in my early teens. Yokohama, Japan is a major harbor in Tokyo area and is known for many Chinese restaurants and various immigrants, especially Chinese. So, it is no wonder shumai became very popular in Yokohama and Yokohama style shumai became famous thoughout Japan. I've had my share of shumai since leaving Yokohama and I am generally not happy with most of the offerings outside of Japan. The problem is the texture. Most shumai filling is too hard - like biting into small hamburger - you can literally bounce filling off the wall hard after steamed. You can use round gyoza wrappers, pot sticker wrappers or square wonton wrappers. I prefer gyoza wrappers because Japanese style wrappers are generally thinner, but if you cannot find it, please use either pot sticker or wonton wrappers. You will need about 35- 40 wrappers. There may be leftover - more below. If you do not have bay or sea scallops, use all shrimp along with ground pork. I like the taste and texture when it has some bay or sea scallops though. What I do with the leftover filling is form into small hamburgers and saute with a bit of oil. For each wrapper , use about 2 tsp filling. Please see various photos of before and after.
Provided by Rinshinomori
Categories Pork
Time 30m
Yield 35 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- If using dry shitake mushrooms, soak in warm water until soft. Remove the stem and finely mince. If using fresh shitake mushrooms, remove the stem and finely mince.
- You can also use food processor to mince raw shrimp and scallops by pulsing several times. It should not be paste like, but have some texture.
- Thoroughly combine all ingredients except gyoza, pot sticker or wonton wrappers and green peas.
- Place about 1 1/2 tsp to 2 tsp filling on each gyoza or wonton wrapper and form into shumai dumplings by using both index and thumb - both hands. I generally place the wrapper on table and put the filling in the middle and using both hands, form into small round dumplings - top exposed. Shumai should be taller than wider. Please see photos.
- Place one green pea on top of each shumai.
- Keep formed shumai and gyoza or wonton wrappers covered in damp towel to prevent drying out. Continue until all wrappers are used.
- Heat a steamer and oil the steamer rack. Place shumai without touching each other. Cover the steamer and steam medium high for about 15 minutes. Remove and continue steaming other shumai dumplings.
- Serve shumai with Japanese or Chinese style hot yellow mustard and soy sauce.
- At this point you can also freeze them.
- If you can have leftover filling, form into bento sized hamburgers (about 1 1/2 inch size) and saute in little oil until done, turning once.
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tango
[email protected]I've made these dumplings a few times now, and they're always a hit! They're a great way to use up leftover pork and shrimp.
Mimi Perez
[email protected]These dumplings were a bit too salty for my taste, but overall they were still good.
Nawaz Sandhu
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pork, but these dumplings were still really good. The shrimp and vegetables made up for it.
Faisal Ghaffar
[email protected]These dumplings were a great appetizer for my party. They were easy to make ahead of time and everyone loved them.
Frank Loughlin
[email protected]I love shumai dumplings, and this recipe did not disappoint! They were easy to make and tasted amazing.
Brenda Mack
[email protected]These dumplings were a bit tricky to make, but they turned out great! I'm glad I tried them.
Cameron Davidson
[email protected]The dipping sauce was the best part of the dish!
Hamza Shakoor
[email protected]The shumai dumplings were good, but I've had better.
Wonder Ndaleni
[email protected]These dumplings were a lot of work to make, but they were worth it! They were absolutely delicious.
Aakash sharma
[email protected]The dumplings were a bit too oily for my liking, but the flavor was good.
Nicole Tochimani
[email protected]These shumai dumplings were a bit bland for my taste. I think I would have preferred a more flavorful filling.
Md Minhas
[email protected]I made these dumplings for my friends, and they all loved them! The dipping sauce was also a great addition.
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[email protected]The shumai dumplings were delicious! The combination of pork, shrimp, and vegetables was perfect, and the wrappers were cooked perfectly.
C4 HANGAW
[email protected]These dumplings were easy to make and turned out great! I used a store-bought dumpling wrapper, and the filling was simple to put together. They were a big hit with my family.
STAR GAMING
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of shumai dumplings, but these were really good! The pork and shrimp filling was well-seasoned, and the wrappers were nice and thin.
Purna Basnet
[email protected]These shumai dumplings were a hit at my dinner party! The filling was flavorful and juicy, and the wrappers were delicate and cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making these again.