Brian and Crystal and their daughter Skye are from the Hawaiian islands. They bring to you a taste of their cooking style that reflects their island roots. Follow Brian at The Maui Vegetarian.
Oriental Shumai
Description
These are killer good! Brian Igarta once again shows us how to create a fun and easy dish that we can’t help but make at least once a month.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup onion
- 1 1/2 cup nappa cabbage, chopped fine
- 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
- 1/4; cup carrot, grated
- sesame oil
- 1/4 cup green onion, chopped fine
- 2 tsp. ginger, grated
- 1/4 cup water chestnuts, chopped fine
- 3/4 cup bulgur wheat
- 2 Tbsp. cilantro
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 1 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
- 1/2 cup teriyaki marinade
- wonton wrappers
Instructions
- In a saucepan, sauté the onion and garlic in 1 Tbsp. sesame oil until tender. Add ginger and sauté for another minute.
- Add the bulgur and cook for about another four minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add 1 cup of the water and simmer until the bulgur has softened and absorbed most of the water.
- Add in the teriyaki sauce and continue to simmer until all the moisture is removed. Set aside to a separate bowl.
- In the same skillet, heat another tablespoon of sesame oil, sauté the remaining vegetables and water chestnuts until crisp-tender.
- Add this mixture to the bulgur mixture and stir in the hoisin sauce.
- Fill each wonton wrapper with approximately a teaspoon of filling. Be sure to squeeze the air out. Use water to help seal the edges and fold in either a triangle or rectangle shape. Or you may fold it fancy by first folding into a triangle. Then bend back the corner opposite the straight edge and fold forward the two remaining corners using a dab of water to hold the corners together.
- In a clean skillet, heat approximately a tablespoon of sesame oil. Place prepared shumai in pan and brown evenly. When browned, reduce the heat to low and quickly pour in ¼ cup of the water into the skillet and cover immediately, letting it steam off. Remove and place on a serving dish. Garnish with sauce and chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
Sauce: You can pour over a combination of any of these: soy sauce, Thai sweet chili sauce, lemon juice.
