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Siomai Dumpling

Instant Pot Siomai Dumpling

A Filipino favorite, done in 2 minutes in the Instant Pot
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Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Steamer Basket

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 kilo ground pork
  • 1 kilo raw shrimp chopped
  • 1 pc medium onion grated
  • 2 pcs medium carrots grated
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 pc egg large
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • gyoza wrappers

Instructions
 

  • Put onion in the food processor and process. Put carrots in the good processor and process. Place finely ground onions and carrots in bowl.
  • Add ground pork and chopped raw shrimp. Mix everything together.
  • Add salt, pepper, egg, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Mix.
  • Place in the refrigerator for an hour to chill and solidify a bit.
  • Once chilled, scoop out the dumpling mixture using a small ice cream scoop and put it into the dumpling wrapper. Just fold the sides of the wrapper to envelope the mixture. The wrapper doesn't need to close at the top.
  • Place the siomai dumplings in a steamer basket in the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for two minutes. Quick release the remaining pressure after.
  • For the dipping sauce, just mix lemon, soy sauce, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper together, in amounts to your liking.
  • Reserve some siomai dumplings and freeze lined up on a baking sheet. Once frozen, place in a ziplock bag in the freezer. To cook, place on a steamer basket in the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for three minutes.