Name: Chicken and Shrimp Siomai Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: coconut oil (for greasing); 800 Grams Chicken ((use ground chicken), available at Healthy Options); 1/4 Cup Shrimp (finely chopped, uncooked, and peeled); 3 tablespoons water chestnuts (finely chopped); 3 tablespoons carrot (finely chopped); 2 tablespoons onion (finely chopped); 2 tablespoons green onion (finely chopped); Egg (whites only); Salt (to taste); 1 tablespoon sesame oil (plus 1 tablespoon for brushing); rice paper (softened with water and cut into 2 1/2-inch squares); 1 large carrot (sliced into thin rounds); low-sodium soy sauce (to serve)

Your fave dumplings are easy to make! You can also make the chicken-and-shrimp mixture ahead and freeze it, take them out when you’re ready to make a new batch.

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Chicken and Shrimp Siomai Recipe

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 12

Resting Time 30

Total Time 37

Course Appetizers

Cuisine Asian

Servings

Ingredients

Chicken and Shrimp Siomai Ingredients

coconut oil for greasing
800 Grams Chicken (use ground chicken), available at Healthy Options
1/4 Cup Shrimp finely chopped, uncooked, and peeled
3 tablespoons water chestnuts finely chopped
3 tablespoons carrot finely chopped
2 tablespoons onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons green onion finely chopped
Egg whites only
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon sesame oil plus 1 tablespoon for brushing
rice paper softened with water and cut into 2 1/2-inch squares
1 large carrot sliced into thin rounds
low-sodium soy sauce to serve

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except for rice paper and carrot rounds in a bowl.
Place 1 tablespoon meat mixture on a piece of rice paper, fold sides towards the center, and leave the top open. Brush with sesame oil. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Place each siomai on a carrot round. Steam siomai for 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with light or low-sodium soy sauce.