Glutinous rice siomai

Glutinous rice siomai

Overview

The Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, so I lie lazily in bed and sleep until I wake up naturally. When I feel hungry, I steam myself a steaming bowl of glutinous rice siomai. A mouthful of glutinous rice is wrapped with fragrant diced pork, crisp mustard, and the unique aroma of shiitake mushrooms. It is full of warmth and full of New Year flavor... To learn more about the delicious food production process illustrated with pictures and texts, please follow Ning You Tao’s WeChat account. New recipes will be launched every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday!

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Steps

  1. Soak the glutinous rice in water for 5-6 hours in advance, so that it will be cooked easily when steamed and the rice will not be uncooked.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 1
  2. Wash the purchased pork belly and set aside. The pork belly here should be moderately fat and lean.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 2
  3. Peel the washed pork belly and cut into small dices about 1 cm long and wide. Set aside.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 3
  4. Soak 8-10 shiitake mushrooms in water and set aside.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 4
  5. Cut the soaked shiitake mushrooms into shredded shiitake mushrooms, cut the ginger into minced ginger, cut the mustard shreds into minced mustard mustard, and cut the shallot into minced green onions and set aside.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 5
  6. Fill the steamer with clean water, wet the white gauze and place it on the steaming grid. Arrange the soaked glutinous rice evenly on the white gauze to steam. The purpose of using the white gauze is to make it easier for the glutinous rice to be lifted up quickly after it is steamed without sticking to the pot.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 6
  7. The steaming time of rice is about 15-20 minutes. You can use chopsticks to pick up some glutinous rice on the surface to taste. If the glutinous rice on the surface is cooked, you can turn off the heat.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 7
  8. While the rice is steaming, we can heat the wok, pour in the diced meat and stir-fry until the diced meat is golden brown and slightly oily.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 8
  9. Add diced mushrooms and minced ginger and continue stir-frying.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 9
  10. Add a small amount of salt to taste. Don't add too much salt because the pickled mustard added later will have a salty taste.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 10
  11. Add chopped mustard and continue to stir-fry.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 11
  12. Pour in about two tablespoons of dark soy sauce and let it color.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 12
  13. Use a spatula to stir-fry all the ingredients evenly and reduce to low heat.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 13
  14. Pour all the steamed glutinous rice into the wok.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 14
  15. Add an appropriate amount of black pepper. You can add more black pepper here to make the taste better.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 15
  16. Stir evenly and pour into a stainless steel basin, and add the chopped green onions.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 16
  17. Finally, mix all the ingredients evenly and the filling is ready.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 17
  18. You can buy siomai wrappers in stores that specialize in selling dumpling wrappers and noodles. Take a piece of siomai wrapper, put the filling in the middle of the siomai wrapper, and gently press it in with your hands. A siomai is ready without any technical content.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 18
  19. The wrapped siomai can be placed neatly on a plate, frozen in the refrigerator and freezer, sealed in a plastic bag, steamed at any time when you want to eat, and dipped in seasonings to make it more delicious.

    Glutinous rice siomai step 19