Side Dishes

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls

Name: Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 100 g Shrimp; 0.5 g Salt; a pinch Ground black pepper; 30 g Ground beef; 10 g Garlic; 20 g Broccoli; 20 g Carrot; 20 g Onion; 0.5 g Salt (for vegetables); 30 g Egg; 10 g Starch

새우완자찜

Butterflied shrimp topped with balls of minced shrimp, beef, broccoli, carrot and onion, then steamed. Shrimp is rich in calcium and taurine and so flavorful that very little salt is needed.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Peel and devein half of the shrimp and chop them finely.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 1

Devein and peel the remaining shrimp, butterfly about two-thirds of the way through and season with salt and pepper.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 2

Mix the chopped shrimp with the beef and garlic and let the flavors meld.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 3

Blanch, cool and chop the broccoli. Chop the carrot and onion, salt lightly and squeeze dry.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 4

Add the vegetables to the shrimp-beef mixture with the starch and beaten egg and mix well.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 5

Dust the butterflied shrimp lightly with starch, top each with a ball of the mixture and steam for about 10 minutes.

Steamed Shrimp Topped with Shrimp-Beef Balls — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

121Calories (kcal)

7 gCarbs

20.4 gProtein

1.3 gFat

175.8 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.