Siomai is a traditional Chinese dumpling. This popular dumpling has made its way to the heart of the Filipino’s as evidenced by the hundreds of stalls, eateries, and restaurants who serve them. Traditionally cooked through steaming, siomai nowadays are also served fried complimented with soy sauce and calamansi.
In Manila, the best siomai can be found in the Manila China Town (which is the oldest China Town in the world). Several Chinese restaurants and even stalls serve different siomai varieties. Outside of China town, Pao Tsin would be the best one for me.
This recipe that I have for you is the Cantonese variety. It basically makes use of ground pork, shrimps, and mushrooms as the main ingredients. I liked this recipe for its oriental taste.
Try this delicious recipe.
Recipe: Siomai
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs ground pork
- 1 cup shrimp, minced
- 2 cups water chestnuts, minced
- 5 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup onion, minced
- 1 cup carrots, minced
- 1 1/2 cups white mushroom, minced
- 1 pack won ton wrapper
- 1/4 cup scallions, minced
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 piece raw egg
- Water for steaming
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- Combine all the ingredients except for the water and wanton wrapper and mix thoroughly.
- Wrap the mixed ingredients using the won ton wrapper. (watch the video for easy procedure)
- Using a steamer, steam the wrapped siomai (shaomai) for 15 to 25 minutes. The time depends on the size of each individual piece (larger size means more time steaming).
- Serve hot with kikkoman soy sauce and calamansi or lemon dip. Share and enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 12
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Hi! I love your website! Not much interested in cooking before but when i found your website with video clips in it i now find myself hooked
so thank you for inspiring me to cook. actually i tried the lumpiang togue and mom was so delighted with it saying “eto na ata ang pinakamasarap na lumpia na natikman ko” anyway, i just want to ask it mushroom is really important?
kaya pala dumikit ung gawa ko…kasi kaya di ko tinapos ang video, ngaun ko lang tinapos nung may palpak…pinag mix ko nga pala ang pork at g beef…sarap ng lasa! thank u po ulit!
Sir gusto kong itry yung pagluto ng Pork Siomai. Sir ask ko lng ano po yung pwede natin isubstitute sa mushroom. or pwede rin hinde n isama? mhirap kc mkabili ng mushroom. Maraming salamat po.
kuya ano ho kaya sa italiano ang scallions?
at sesame oil ba lng ang pwedeng gamitin,d po ba pwede ung olive oil..
mas marami kc dito non..
thanks..
and what do u mean sa water chestnut?
hi ann! katuwa naman no? dito lang ako nakapagluto sa italy,buti na lang may ganitong website. hirap nga lang maghanap ng ibang ingridients dito sa sicily.ikaw san ka sa italy?
scallions is sibuyas dahon lng un. iba kasi ang aroma at flavor na dala ng sesame oil pero kung walang mahanap pwd na siguro ang olive oil. water chestnut singkamas lng un.
sana naka tulong ako kahit papano. =)
Water chestnut is apulid. Singkamas is jicama.
galing2x talaga kuya!!! ang dami kung natutunan! thanks a lot!
God Bless!!!
maraming salamat sa yo. mahilig din akong magluto . maraming nasarapn sa cassava cake na niluto ko galing dito sa reciepi mo.
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kuya, gus2 qng m22o mgluto ng siomai,,panu pg wlang singkamas??? ok lng kea?
Gumamit ka ng water chestnut,de lata ito kaya dapat hiwain ng maliliit( minced ).
hi kuya, uhm would like to ask if the shrimp is a raw or cooked?
raw ung hipon kc maluluto nman un pag steam
hi kuya.. uhm, can i ask something? raw ba ang hipon? or cook? and low fire or high or medium po ba? i need to know asap kuya.. kasi yan ang share ko this comming x-mas for my family party
Hi there!!! I’m glad I found your website it’s very helpful for me. Kahit na nasa ibang bansa ako nakukuha ko pa rin ang lasang pinoy with your recipes. My husband is a Japanese pero gustong gusto nya ang lutong pinoy. kaya maraming Salamat!!! mas marami at ibat ibang luto na ang magagawa ko for him and my kids!!!! More recipe and more power to you!!!!
what if po walang water chestnuts ung lulutoin kong soimai,pupwede prn po ba? kc andito po ako middle east po eh wla po kc singkamas dito.
Thank you for the siomai recipe. Can i use dried shitake mushroom instead?
tanong ko lang po kung yong singkamas ay kailngng pigain o hindi na po….thnks.
scallion, spring onion and green onion iisa lang ba ito? anu naman ang scallop? petchay ba?
galing dagat po ang scallop ung parang clams po bah.
Ang tatlong binanggit mo ay pare-pareho ang kahulugan. Ang scallop ay shell seafood.Ang pechay ay gulay, sa English ay bachoy.
un pong dahon ng onion.
water chestnut = apulid
turnip = singkasama
Cherishingcherrie, sa grocery store ang tawag nila sa singkamas ay jicama.
Hi! I love to eat and cook siomai and I’m thinking to start a business out of it. Gusto ko sana parang ganito kaso I think expensive na din kung lagyan ko pa ng mushroom. Ano po bang additional taste madadagdag ng mushroom sa siomai? Dati ko po kasing gawa walng mushroom, di masyado masarap. hehe Thanks a lot!
kuya it was great i made it last night ang sarap nilagyan ko pa siya ng kinchay
ahehe kua pwd mag request pwd po japanese food naman yung california maki nmn po
hi! tnx for sharing ur talent. i need the procedure & engredients on how to cook siomai. i had 2 burger stall. i need to sell siomai to add attraction sa mga customer. nkakasawa na din kc burger & hotdogs na lang palagi. hope pati patties din. kc umaangakat ako patties 50 kilos per 7 days which i think mas maka save if ako na gagawa. tnx ulit.
kuya para sa akin ang masarap na natikman kong siomai sa CAUSEWAY sa timog o banawe po chinese restaurant din po siya the best po ang siomai dun… sa dinami daming siomai sa nakain ko na at kung saan saan pa kainan kahit po sa david tea house o sa super bowl taob ang siomai nila sa lasa… may hinahalo pa kasi silang shrimp basta lahat kami yun lang binabalikan sa causeway yung dimsum nila talagang the best… kuya gawa ka po ng hakaw, seafood roll, dumplings at cuapao…. thank you po ulit sana po yan naman magawa mo kuya
subrang thankful po ako sa site na to. i learned a lot from you.. sana maka gawa ka din po ng torta cake like bohol specialty. favorite ko kasi yan at gusto kong matuto paano gawin para ma share ko naman sa beloved ko pag balik ko sa new zealand. tnx and more power!
hi panlasang pinoy, tried your siomai recipe, it tasted very good kaya lang when i picked it up from the steamer using thongs, sumasabog sya. either kulang ng binder (egg) or i did something wrong. HELP!!!
Maraming salamat Manong sa tulong ninyo sa mga kababayan natin. Keep up the good work! God bless…
Ano po yung recipe ng sauce for siomai?
My siomai turned up delicious, but the wonton wrapper was too soft and watery, not presentable. Wht do you think was the problem? Thank you.
Hi Kuya! really love to try this recipe…pero may alternative po ba pag walang water chestnut? ano po pwede ko masubstitute, parang wala ata akong nakita na singkamas dito sa UK o baka ako lang di nakakita? meron ba yon iba pangalan? plsss reply…i’d love to cook it this Easter Sunday! salamat po!!
pwede ba ung mushroom ung nabibili in can
thanks once again love the recipe of pork siomai…love also the way u teach,love ur voice to be added…more power panlasangpinoy
hi just want to ask if i dont have water chestnut or i couldn’t find any what will i used for atlernative?
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hi..can i use olive oil instead of sesame oil?
can i use dumpling wrapper instead.
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More power and more recipes coming up (sandwiches filling.)
Thanks again …
GOD BLESS
Its good to hear from you, Lory. Thanks for the feedback.
kuya panu po mg 2 kilos ng pork??ganu n karami ung i aadd n mga ingredients??thanks po,,need ng help
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hi! gumawa ako ng siomai based on your recipe but without the turnips. inisteam ko yung siomai for 15-20 mins. kaso bakit medyo matigas yung meat? dahil kaya walang turnips? thanks!
kuya,
gusto kong itry ang pork siomai mo..paanu ba ang sauce?…xcited na po akong magluto…
salamat po..
ailleen kumikita ka pala sa recipe nya eh.. dapat my 5% sya sa income mo. hahahahahaha
any altrnave sa singkamas and white mushroom?
hi kuyavanj, try ko po this pero bakit parang di malambot yung pork ko
( i got it from the grocery store po..sa restaurants na siomai parang may taba pa na kasama at juicy, yung gawa ko parang dry..so i need to grind my own pork meat kuya?..tnx po ulit.
hello,
thanks sa mga recipe mo. Nag try ako ng siopao today ok naman lumabas yung buns ko kaso kulang sa lasa yung pork asado ko kulang kase ako ng hoisin sauce kaya siguro kulang din ang lasa…bye the way thank you na try ko na rin yung siomai at masarap syang lumabas…
Try ulit ako ng iba next time,
Thanks,
God Bless You
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. Very impressive, luv it!!
hello sir sana poh turo niyo rin kung panu ung souce ng siomai para kumpleto hehehe
I really learned so much from your website… I really appreciate your effort in making videos to show the step by step procedures of cooking a certain recipe… Good luck po and maraming salamat!!!!
Hi Kuya,
I tried this recipe at champion siya… the whole family like it. By the way if I have to prepare this for potluck or party pwede ba siyang gawin ahead of time at freeze nalang ito? If so, should I freeze them raw or steamed na?
Hello po!
Ano po ba ang pwdng ipang alternative xa wonton wrapper?
tnx kuya mrami ako natu2nan sa siomai recipe m bkas new year try nmin n mrs mgluto siomai @ try krin chicken cordon bleu….^_^
I tried Pork Siomai (using this recipe) during my birthday, January 2,2012,..
I just add some celery and green and red pepper,..
sobrang sarap hehe.. nagustuhan ng mga bisita ko,..
gagawin q ulit sa binyag ng anak q,
try nio dn,..
thanks for this recipe,.. I love it..
naging soggy ata yung niluto kong siomai kagabi. hehehe
yellow wonton wrapper ginamit ko wala akong makitang white sa grocery.
kuya anong ibang alternatives if walang singkamas?