Filipino Chicken and Shrimp Siomai (Shumai)
Filipino-style siomai (shumai) dumplings made with ground chicken and shrimp, steamed in the Instant Pot. Yield: 20 siomai (open) and 20 dumplings (closed), or 50 pieces regular-size dumplings.
Ingredients
| 400 g | shrimp, finely chopped | |
| 1 lb | 455 g | ground chicken |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Maggi seasoning |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | vegetable oil |
| 0.5 tsp | 2.5 ml | black pepper |
| 14 g | scallion, finely chopped | |
| 40 g | carrots, finely chopped | |
| 1 | XL egg | |
| 1 | shallot, minced | |
| — | wonton or dumpling wrappers |
Instructions
For the wrappers you can make homemade siomai/wonton/gyoza wrapper from scratch, or use store-bought wonton/dumpling wrappers. Reference: chinasichuanfood.com/wonton-wrappers and splendidtable.org/recipes/basic-dumpling-dough.
Yield: 20 siomai (open) and 20 dumplings (closed) or 50 pieces regular size dumplings.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. (Using a glove and mixing with a gloved hand works well.)
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of siomai mixture into a dumpling wrapper. You can also add green peas on top if you like.
- Line a bamboo steamer with perforated parchment paper and place the siomai.
- Add 1 cup of warm water into the Instant Pot. Place the bamboo steamer with siomai inside. Place the bamboo lid and the Instant Pot lid — it is also okay without the lid (tried cooking 4 times without the lid, it came out the same). Note: if you use 2 layers of bamboo steamer with cover, it is a little tight on a 6 qt IP and a little difficult to close.
- Set the Instant Pot to Manual, High Pressure for 3 minutes, then 5 minutes NPR (natural pressure release).
- Serve hot with a mixture of lemon, soy sauce and chili sauce or shrimp paste. (A mixture of lemon, lime and a little bit of Maggi seasoning is also great.)
- Enjoy.
Notes: For uncooked frozen siomai, cook on Manual mode, High Pressure for 5 minutes, 5 minutes NPR. If in a hurry and cooking a large portion, use a big bamboo steamer: add 2 cups of water, set the Instant Pot on Sauté mode adjusted to "More", place the big bamboo steamer on top of the Instant Pot and steam for 15 minutes.