Pork Siomai

Anyone who knows me know how much I loooooove siomai. And so I thought of trying to do it on my own. Here is my first attempt........

Ingredients:

• 1 kg ground pork (suggested proportion of fat to lean meat is 1:3) 
• 1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips (singkamas)
• 1/3 cup chopped carrots
• 2 medium or 1 large minced onion(s)
• bunch of spring onions or leeks
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 50 pcs. large or 100 pcs. small wanton or siomai wrapper

Procedures:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl. 
2. Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture into each wrapper. Fold and seal.
3. Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil.
4. When the water gets to a rolling boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes, longer for larger pieces.

Serve with soy sauce, calamansi and sesame oil. Chilli paste is optional.
 

1st batch

2nd batch

My family's feedback:

Hubby - it tastes like Almondigas
Nanay & Sister Kath - Good
Sister Mai - good but needs a little more singkamas

I think the overall taste is okay but the wrapping definitely needs a lot of improvement. Just look at the pics above, do they look like siomai to you? Anyhow, I guess I'll just have to do it again until I get it right. =)