INGREDIENTS:
- 1 kg ground pork (suggested proportion of fat to lean meat is 1:3)
- 1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips (singkamas)
- 3/4 cup chopped carrots
- 2 tbsp or 4 cloves minced garlic
- 2 medium or 1 large minced onion(s) bunch of spring onions or leeks
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 g seasonings
- 50 pcs. large or 100 pcs.small wanton or siomai wrapper
For the Chili Soy Sauce:
- soy sauce
- calamansi (lemon or kumquats),
- sesame oil
- 1/8 kilo Chillies (Siling Labuyo)
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- dried shrimp or meat finely chopped or grind (Adds more flavor but optional)
HOW TO COOK:
- Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl.
- Arrange 10 wrappers in a tray, and weigh 100 g of siomai mixture. Place 2 tsp of meat in each wrapper until nothing is left unfilled. Each wrapper will have 10 grams of siomai.
- To enclose, gather up the edges of the wrapper and gently fold it so that it forms a basket shape, with the top of the filling exposed. Press lightly as you pleat each side. Or, if you don’t want to expose the filling, use a bigger wrapper. Do the same to the remaining meat mixture. – Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil.
- When the water gets to a rolling boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes, longer for larger pieces.
For the Chili Soy Sauce:
- Combine chopped chillies, dried shrimp or meat and minced garlic then simmer for around 20 minutes or till most of the water has evaporated.
- Add sesame oil, simmer and stir well.
- Add to soy sauce and calamansi
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