Arnold
Lara MMicrowavable 'Amoy' Shrimp Shaomai
February 15th 2008 22:40
Shaomai (also siu mai or siew mai) is a traditional Chinese dim sum served at 'yum cha' in many Chinese restaurants.
The ingredients are a combination of seasoned ground pork, whole and chopped shrimps, and finely diced Chinese black mushroom with an outer covering made of a thin sheet of lye water dough.
Along with har gau (shrimp dumplings), shaomai is a must-have at yum cha for me personally. Together with a small dollop of XO Sauce, it is pure gastronomic heaven!
Much to my delight, I recently stumbled across some microwavable shrimp shaomai by leading Hong Kong food manufacturer Amoy. The shaomai comes frozen in a pack of 10 and can either be heated in a microwave or steamed to perfection. Quite frankly, I could not look past the microwave option because it is just way too simple - just cut off a corner of the wrapper and set the microwave to 'high' for 1 1/2 minutes and it's done!
It tastes great! Sure, it lacks a bit of texture and the size is small when compared with the restaurant offerings but at just $3.50 a pack, you get yummy instant shaomai in 1 1/2 minutes - it would be rude to complain!
With the second pack, I tried the steamed option which basically involves steaming the shrimp shaomai with the original tray provided for 8 - 10 minutes and the difference with microwaving was negligible so I will be sticking with the quicker and easier option from now on.
The Amoy Shrimp Shaomai is available in the frozen foods section of most Asian grocery stores.
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Comment by Stanley
still, as a starving uni student the price is right!
Comment by Arnold
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