Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 lb shrimp, diced
1 stalk green onion, diced
3 Tbs cilantro, diced
2 Tbs ginger, finely minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large egg
2 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs rice vinegar
1 Tbs sesame oil
1 Tbs corn starch
2 tsp salt
1 Tbs ground pepper
1 package shumai wrappers
Create the filling: Excluding the shumai wrappers, thoroughly mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
Fill the wrappers: Place approximately 1 Tbs of the filling in the center of a shumai wrapper. Wet the edges of the shumai wrapper, then gather them up to form a pleated cup, leaving the top of the filling exposed. Continue wrapping the filling in shumai wrappers until all the filling is used up.
Steam the shumai: Line a bamboo steamer with cabbage leaves or parchment paper, then fill with a layer of shumai. Place the bamboo steamer over a pot of simmering water, and cook for approximately 10 minutes. Serve with favorite dipping sauce.
Makes: 50 pieces
I love how easy this is to prepare! The ground turkey can, of course, be substituted with pork or some other type of meat. I like to use turkey since it is slightly healthier, and I feel less guilty about eating so many!
Wow, this is so yummm… I wouldn’t get turkey here, but I ll try with chicken mince 🙂 Thankyou!!
Thank you! 🙂 The shumai would taste great with chicken too. Hope you get to try it soon!
Ada, I love this dim sum recipe. It’s so healthy and full of awesome flavors. 🙂 We don’t have dim sum here, so I will have to get my hands on these special wrappers and a steamer. So cool that you add the cabbage leaves to the basket… 🙂 Cheers!
Thank you, Shanna! The cabbage leaves are super helpful–they prevent the shumai from sticking to the steamer! That’s too bad how you don’t have dim sum in your area! But you’re a pro, you can make an entire dim sum spread yourself 😉 Hope you get to make shumai or some other dim sum dish soon!
Great effort! I like the turkey twist, although I do love pork….a bit torn on that one. Nice tip on the cabbage leaves.
This would make a lovely addition to Our Growing Edge this month! http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=363863
Thank you! I definitely enjoy the regular shumai with pork, but I figured it’s best to mix it up and keep it a bit healthier 🙂
Thanks for reminding me about your link up party! I will update my post and submit it for this month 😀
This looks so good! I was just going to read a couple of blogs before bed time and now I wish I had some dumplings and congee! 🙂 I love the use of Turkey mince, it looks healthy and delicious!
Thank you, Petra! Hope you get to satisfy your craving soon 😀
This sounds so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Sharon! So glad you stopped by 🙂
They look really good and I imagine are at least as good as restaurant ones – sometimes I am a bit dubious about the quality of meat they use in restaurants. I too love dim sum and miss not living near a big Chinese centre where I can easily get it.
Thank you, Denise! I suppose it goes without saying that it’s always better to make your own food if you want to know what exactly goes into it haha. Hope you get to have some dim sum soon! 😀
wow, looks delicious, never had turkey dimsum before,
sounds leaner and healtier than pork dumpling!!!
It sure is healthier! It’s surprisingly filling as well. 🙂
i just made shrimp and chicken somay(this is what we called shumai here in Indonesia)m taste really2 good!!!
Yum! Shrimp and chicken are a good combination 😀
very impressive,Ada! I’ve never thought about making it myself, but why not? Love your sense of culinary adventure 🙂
Thanks Liz! I used to just go out for dim sum, but I realized some dishes can simply be made in my own kitchen. So glad you stopped by! 😀
Welcome back. Where have you been? The Shumai look very tasty!
Thank you, Liz! I’ve been quite busy this year (job hunting, wedding planning, and also a bit of non-profit work), but things are starting to die down a bit. Hoping I can get back to blogging on a regular basis! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
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Nom nom nom. I’m going to have to try this with ground pork. Thanks!
Yay! Let me know how it goes! 😀
Wah… I don’t have the bamboo steamers…maybe I will wait until I save up for those. XD
The ones at the Asian supermarket are cheap!….in both quality and price haha. But they work 😀
That’s a cool bamboo steamer. Never seen one of those before.
Thanks! I got one from Sur La Table (nicely made) and another one from an Asian supermarket (cheaply made but also costs cheaper).
Oh, I just love Sur La Table.
Me too! I could spend hours in that store 🙂
I know. I actually did! Lol.
Hello Ada, ooh, so good! I would it one (or two, or three 😉 ) right now! I wanna buy bamboo steamers like that also for me!
I always have more than three at a time 😉 Hope you get a bamboo steamer soon so you can make your own dim sum! Thanks for stopping by 😀
What a n interesting recipe! I wish I could try it! Yummyum 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Mila
Thank you! Hope you get to try the recipe soon 🙂 It is pretty simple to make as long as you have all the ingredients. Have a great weekend!
I made these tasty shumai & loved every bite,…so did my husband! Ooh yes! X
Awesome! So glad to hear you and your husband loved it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Do you have to have a bamboo steamer? These look so good but I don’t have a bamboo steamer 😦 Would a double boiler work?
You don’t necessarily need to use a bamboo steamer, but definitely something that allows you to cook the food in steam without touching the water. One thing you can do is find a plate that’s smaller than the pot/pan you’re using, and try to elevate the plate inside the pot–maybe using balls of aluminum foil? Then fill up the pot with water below the level of the plate. Hope I explained it clearly! Would love to hear how it turns out for you!
Thanks! I’m hoping to make these this weekend – I’ll let you know how it goes
Made these last night, only a dozen to try the recipe out. Soooooo good! Since I don’t have a bamboo steamer I put a colander over a pot of water, put a small plate inside, covered with a lid. That worked ok, but not great. They tasted amazing! But didn’t look too pretty. My husband loved them and ate most of them. I will definitely make these again. Yum!
Glad to hear they turned out tasting good!! It might not be a bamboo steamer, but it sounds like you made a pretty good makeshift one 😀 Thanks for sharing!