Dinner for 4
Steamed Pork Siu Mai
$12.07for 438 minServes 4
Pork, shrimp, mushrooms, and seasonings fill wonton wrappers before steaming until tender and safely cooked.
Photo: recipetineats.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.84Typical price |
 | Ground pork$4.49/lb typical | 0.75 lb | $3.47Typical price |
 | Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 0.35 lb | $2.64Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | a little | $0.15Typical price |
 | Pie crust, puff pastry, wonton wrappers$3.49 each typical | 1.25 | $3.93Typical price |
| White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)$6.99/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.77Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.07 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarSoy sauceWine, beer and spirits
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock) for Salmon filletsabout $3.00/lb more at typical prices
- 38 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings (the source says 20, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
ChineseDairy-freeBudgetFamilyAppetizersDinnersSnacks
Typical price
$3.02 per serving$12.07 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 350 g / 13oz pork mince
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp chinese cooking wine
- 150 g /5oz prawns/shrimp
- 2 tbsp white part of green onions
- 22 1/2 wonton wrappers / egg wrappers
- 50 g /1.5oz flying fish roe
Steps
- Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain, remove the stems, and chop them finely.
- Mix the pork, mushrooms, salt, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine, shrimp, and green onion until well combined.
- Place a small spoonful of filling in each wrapper, gather the edges around it, and top with fish roe.
- Arrange the dumplings in a lined steamer basket with space between them.
- Steam over boiling water for 12 minutes, until the filling reaches 160 F.
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