Steamed Chicken and Coconut Shumai (Dim Sum)

Submitted by MarraMamba

"shumai are the open topped dumplings you see at dim sum. This is a unique filling for the normal beef, shrimp or pork shumai and yummy."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 40 Dumplings

ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1⁄4 cup coarsely shredded carrot
• 2 Thai chiles, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons asian fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 40 wonton wrappers
• green leaf lettuce leaf, for steaming
• sriracha chili sauce, for serving

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken with the coconut milk, carrot, chiles, basil, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, garlic, egg, shallot, ginger, salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix thoroughly.
2. Hold a wonton wrapper in the palm of your hand; keep the rest covered with plastic wrap. Place a rounded tablespoon of filling in the center of the wrapper and pinch the edges all around to form a cup that is open about 1 inch at the top. Keep the shumai covered with plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers and filling.
3. Fill a wok or a very large skillet with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Line a double-tiered bamboo steamer with lettuce leaves and arrange the shumai in the steamer without crowding. Cover and steam over moderate heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Repeat with the remaining shumai. Serve right away, passing the chili sauce at the table.

Reviews

[Christinas E.]

These were absolutely delicious. Truly. I used napa cabbage to line the steamer and to cover the dumplings while they cooked, then served the cabbage along with the dumplings. I skipped the egg and fish sauce, but added chopped shrimp, chopped bean sprouts and dried seaweed, and grated the carrots with the garlic and ginger into a nice, mushy paste. I made plum sauce and a rice vinegar/soy/sesame sauce to dip. Stunning.

 

[Ninas Mom]

Wow! I treated myself to a food steamer during the holidays and the most I've done in it is tilapia and vegetables. This was my first attempt at anything like this. Since I do very little measuring, only I am to blame for what may or may not turn out well. My patience sometimes fails me and any opportunity to use my Ninja........well, it saves the day. It reduced the chopped carrot to a fine, fine mince along with the ginger and shallot. The rest I incorporated by hand. Sans thai chili and fresh basil, I threw in a generous couple of pinches of dried basil to impart that particular flavor. The coconut milk REALLY does the job. The filling was perfect. Also when the author states to not crowd them in the steamer, they **mean** it. Otherwise you'll end up with a tasty quilt of dumplings ;o) Since I have an aversion to too much heat, I decided to forego the hot sauce and instead drizzled the dumplings with the leftover coconut milk. Make these.............you will not be disappointed!

 

[lyllvelt]

Truly unique filling!

 

[Deantini]

Yum - delicious. First let me say - do NOT take a short cut and place the Shumai's in the steamer without lettuce leaves. They stick to the bottom and you will need to scrape them out. So - next time I will certainly not omit that step! The flavour was great, the coconut really makes the dish. I will be making these again - that's for sure. Made for Went to the Market tag

 

[VASMG]

We had some friends over for a mini-Dim Sum dinner and chose this as one of the dishes. My husband wasn't too thrilled with the idea of coconut milk but I went ahead and made them. BOY WERE WE GLAD. These were EXCELLENT and the first to go. I ended up making them with Thai ginger because I couldn't find the regular. Next time we'll be trying with regular.