This siomai dimsum recipe is a healthy siomai because it contains chicken and cabbage. Specially if you are going to use lean chicken meat like the chicken breast because it doesn’t have fat. Cooking this siomai is also very simple. You just combine all of the filling ingredients and let it stand for 20 minutes in a refrigerator. Then fill each siomai wrapper with about half a teaspoon of filling and wrap. Steam for 20 minutes and there you have it, a nice chicken siomai with cabbage.
To prepare and cook chicken siomai; In a mixing bowl, mix the ground chicken, cabbage, spring onion, ginger, breadcrumbs then add soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and sesame oil. Mix it thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Separate siomai wrappers individually. Place ½ teaspoon in the center of each wrapper; pat the area surrounding the meat with water; bring the sides of the wrapper up over the meat mixture and press the sides together using your fingertips leaving the meat exposed. Flatten the bottom part by tapping slowly on a plate for the siomai to stand on its own. Repeat the wrapping procedure until done and ready to cook. Arrange the wrapped siomai in a steamer. Steam for at least 20 minutes and serve.
How to Cook Chicken Siomai with Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilo of ground chicken meat
- 1/4 cabbage shredded (about 1 and 1/2 cup)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp finely chopped spring onions
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 4 Tbsp bread crumbs or 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Siomai wrappers
Instructions
How to prepare and cook Chicken Siomai:
- In a mixing bowl, mix the ground chicken, cabbage, spring onion, ginger, breadcrumbs then add soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and sesame oil.
- Mix it thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Separate siomai wrappers individually. Place ½ teaspoon in the center of each wrapper; pat the area surrounding the meat with water; bring the sides of the wrapper up over the meat mixture and press the sides together using your fingertips leaving the meat exposed.
- Flatten the bottom part by tapping slowly on a plate for the siomai to stand on its own. Repeat the wrapping procedure until done and ready to cook.
- Arrange the wrapped siomai in a steamer. A bamboo steamer is preferred because it gives a natural distinct flavor than using a stainless steel or aluminum steamer.
- Make sure that the streamer has at least 3 to 4 cups of water for steaming the siomai but it will depend on the size of the steamer.
- Steam for at least 20 minutes and serve.
For the sauce:
- Combine soy sauce, kalamansi juice and chili pepper. You can also use fried chili garlic instead of chili peppers.
