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Crab Shumai

In need of a quick appetizer for your guests? Get crabby, as in crab shumai. This crowd pleaser will wow everybody who eats it.
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Course Appetizer, Fish and Seafood
Cuisine Asian

Servings 1 servings
Calories 2287.95 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 4 tablespoon(s) soy sauce, For mustard soy dipping sauce
  • 2 floz sake, For mustard soy dipping sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) Chinese hot mustard, For mustard soy dipping sauce
  • 40 ounce(s) crab meat, For crab mixture
  • 1 egg, For crab mixture
  • 1 tablespoon(s) minced ginger, For crab mixture
  • 1 teaspoon(s) sesame oil, For crab mixture
  • 1/2 cup(s) chopped scallions, For crab mixture
  • 1 dash(es) salt, to taste, For crab mixture
  • 1 dash(es) pepper, to taste, For crab mixture
  • 2 cup(s) crab mixture (see above ingredients) For Shumai
  • 1 egg, For Shumai
  • 4 tablespoon(s) chopped, frozen butter, For Shumai
  • 50 (1 pkg.) shumai (dumpling) wrappers, For Shumai
  • 6 teaspoon(s) Mustard soy dipping sauce, or as much as desired, For Shumai

Instructions

 

  • Blend all ingredients for mustard soy dipping sauce and set aside.
  • In a food processor, add crab, egg, ginger and sesame oil.
  • Pulse only a little bit to bring ingredients together.
  • Transfer to a large bowl and fold in scallions.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • In a food processor, add 2 cups crab mixture, egg and butter.
  • Pulse until the butter is incorporated but still visible (small pieces).
  • Place 1 tbsp of mixture on a wrapper and bring up the sides going around the mound.
  • Continue with the remaining mixture and wrappers.
  • Drop, open side up, from 8 inches on a flat surface to level out the shumai bottoms.
  • Steam shumai for 6-7 minutes and serve with dipping sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 2287.95kcalCarbohydrates: 111.53gProtein: 261.84gFat: 85.28gSaturated Fat: 32.94gCholesterol: 1294.12mgSodium: 14293.41mgFiber: 1.95gSugar: 25.33g

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