Name: Cantonese Style Glutinous Rice Shaomai
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400g Glutinous rice; 50-60 sheets dumpling skin; 7 pieces Cantonese sausage; 15s Shiitake Mushrooms; 3 tablespoons Soy sauce; 1/2 bowl water; 2 tsp salt; 3 tsp Sugar; 2 tablespoons Sweet chili sauce; 2 tablespoons Chili powder

Cantonese Style Glutinous Rice Shaomai

by Mercury girl

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

Shaomai originated in the north, and then passed down to the south for food.
Although it’s meat and siumai in the north, glutinous rice siu mai in the south,
But now the difference between the north and the south is shrinking, and there is no regional difference between vegetarian and meat dishes.
Shaomai is a very common breakfast snack in the north.
According to Mars’s baby, it’s just opened dumplings that are especially delicious when dipped in vinegar;
And as a Mercury girl from Hainan,
If there is no glutinous rice in the shaomai, it is like the macaron without the filling, it will be indispensable!
Speaking of living abroad, what I miss most is the various Cantonese-style morning tea houses on the island.
From morning to noon, even to afternoon tea, the teahouse is bustling with hustle and bustle.
The cart full of snacks always seems to be inexhaustible. It is always hot, and you can see it from the seat.
As the most symbolic representative of food culture, the Cantonese-style morning tea house greets all kinds of guests enthusiastically every day.
Someone just made that bowl of warm corn and egg custard,
There are people with various characteristics, big points, midpoints, and small points.
Someone ordered a pot of tea and slowly tasted all kinds of cage delicacies;
And Niu must order glutinous rice siu mai every time, which has naturally become the standard for Niu's inspection and judgment of teahouse snacks.

Began to copy the food in memory,
The good pair of Cantonese sausage and shiitake mushrooms is naturally the first choice.
The neatness and harmony of the various flavors is for the surprise of the bite,
Waxy but not sticky, fresh but not salty, endless aftertaste.
If you want to experience this surprise and memory, don't miss the recipe below.

Cantonese Style Glutinous Rice Shaomai

1. Soak the glutinous rice in water for 8-12 hours in advance, drain the water, put it in a steamer, and steam for 40-60 minutes (the steamed glutinous rice has no white core and is difficult to chew)

2. Soak the shiitake mushrooms with warm water in advance (don’t pour out the soaking water, cook the stuffing later), dice the sausage and shiitake mushrooms

3. Diced sausages and shiitake mushrooms in the pot, fry until fragrant, add all the sauce

Cantonese Style Glutinous Rice Shaomai recipe

4. After stir-frying, add half a bowl of water, boil, add the steamed glutinous rice

5. The dry glutinous rice will soak up the juice and let it cool for later use

6. After the temperature of the glutinous rice filling has dropped to room temperature, start making siu mai

7. Spread water on all sides of the dumpling wrappers (you don’t need this step for freshly made dumpling wrappers), and put the glutinous rice filling in the center

8. Use one hand to pinch the edge of the dumpling skin tightly, and at the same time use a spoon to compact the filling with the other hand, and then close the dumpling skin tightly in a few turns.

9. Finally, put it in the steamer, steam it in the steamer for 20-30 minutes, then eat

Tips:
1. If you want to make siu mai by yourself, you can use flour: tapioca flour = 2:1 ratio, first add boiling water and mix well, then add cold water to knead the dough until it is smooth, then roll the dough into strips, cut into small pieces and roll out Just open the stuffing;
2. You don't need to put water on the shaomai purses you make yourself, but you still need this step when you buy them from outside;
3. The glutinous rice is soaked in water, then drained and steamed. There is no need to add water to the glutinous rice, so that the taste is the best;
4. You can also add your favorite ingredients according to your preference, you can add pork, fresh shrimp, etc.