Chinese Sho M’ai

Name: Chinese Sho M’ai
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon corn or olive oil; freshly-ground black pepper; soy sauce, sake (or dry sherry) and stock; 2 spring onions, finely chopped; 1 pound flour; ½ pint water; ½ pound minced raw pork; 4 tablespoons finely-chopped water chestnuts; 4-6 chinese mushrooms, soaked and finely chopped; 1 slice fresh ginger root, finely chopped; 1-2 tablespoons sake or dry sherry; 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Makes about
3 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

1 pound flour
½ pint water
½ pound

Asia
China
Pasta

Method

To Make Thin Pastry Dough

Mix flour and water in a large bowl. When well mixed, knead dough for 15 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes.

Combine minced pork with finely-chopped water chestnuts, Chinese mushrooms, ginger root, spring onions and sake (or dry sherry), soy sauce, oil and freshly-ground black pepper to taste.