Chinese Beef Recipes - Steamed Meat Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 225 g/8 oz minced (ground) beef

• 225 g/8 oz minced (ground) pork

• 1 onion, diced

• 20 ml/2 tbsp mango chutney

• 30 ml/2 tbsp hoisin sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp five-spice powder

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 1 egg, beaten

• 45 ml/3 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 60 ml/4 tbsp chopped chives

• 10 cabbage leaves

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups beef stock

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the caps and chop the caps.

2. Mix with the minced meats, onion, chutney, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, five-spice powder and garlic and season with salt. Add the egg and corn-flour and mix in the chives.

3. Line the steam basket with the cabbage leaves. Shape the mince into a cake shape and place on the leaves. Cover and steam over gently simmering meat stock for 30 minutes.