Miyerkules, Oktubre 2, 2013

30 minutes to China

What do you think about China? A beautiful place right? A place where people preserved their culture and where your eyes get blinded by the beautiful scenarios they have.  Many of us wanted to go to China but China is 1930.12 miles away from Philippines. Very far, right? But you know you can be there in just thirty minutes. If you want to try it, just follow steps.

Getting to China requires a lot of money, you need passport and everything. This time were just gonna' need your extra effort. This only require little amount of money and your patients of course. Grab your basket and prepare yourself. Fasten your seat belt cause' after this we're off to China.

You go to the market and buy the following ingredients. It is better to use your basket to be eco-friendly. You buy 1 kg. of ground pork,suggested proportion of fat to lean meat is 1:3. You also buy 1/3 of cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips, 3/4 cup of chopped carrots, 2 tbsp or 4 cloves minced of garlic, 2 medium or 1 large minced onions and bunch of spring onions or leeks. You also need 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, soy sauce, calamansi (lemon or kumquats) and sesame oil and chilli paste for the sauce. the ingredients was based on Chinese ingredients for siomai.


After you have gather all the ingredients, 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. 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. Serve with soy sauce, calamansi and sesame oil. Chilli paste is optional.

If you want to have a Chili Sauce you'll need 1/8 kilo Chillies (Siling Labuyo), 3 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced dried shrimp or meat finely chopped or grind. To make the Chili 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 oil, simmer and stir well. Now that your Chili sauce is done, you add it to your siomai. You can now enjoy eating it together with your family.

Eating Chinese siomai will take you to China. It is only a matter of minutes and you can enjoy it together with your family. Chinese people loves spicy food. With it you can feel like your eating in a prestigious restaurant. Now you can enjoy travelling in China anytime. Make sure you pour out your heart while cooking, it will make the food even better.





credits to Chinese siomai ingredients


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