Recipes · Australian · Snacks
Dim Sims
One serving has 299 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (57%), vitamin K (44%), selenium (43%), niacin (33%), riboflavin (26%) and pyridoxine (26%). Ready in 50 minutes.
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- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (157 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten, pork, sesame, soy
Ingredients
- 60 g Pork, ground, raw
- 30 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 15 g Water chestnuts, canned
- 30 g Wonton wrappers
- 8 g Scallions, raw
- 3 g Ginger, fresh
- 2 g Garlic, raw
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 3 g Sesame oil
- 0.3 g White pepper
Method
- Finely chop the cabbage and water chestnuts, and mix with the ground pork, scallions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper.
- Place a spoonful of filling in the centre of each wonton wrapper, gather the edges up around it and twist to seal into a small parcel.
- Arrange the dim sims in a lined steamer basket, leaving space between them.
- Steam over boiling water for 15-18 minutes, until the pork filling reaches 74 °C (165 °F) inside and is no longer pink.
- Serve hot with soy sauce or chili sauce for dipping.
- Makes 1 serving of 4 dim sims; multiply everything by 5 or 6 for a full batch to share.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 299 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 23.2 g | |
| Water | 101 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 7% |
| Protein | 14.4 g | 30% |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g | |
| Threonine | 0.58 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.62 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.33 g | |
| Cystine | 0.21 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.59 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.46 g | |
| Valine | 0.72 g | |
| Histidine | 0.49 g | |
| Fat | 16.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.5 g | |
| Saturated | 5.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 45.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 47.7 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 29.9 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 157 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 334 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 23.8 µg | 43% |
| Sodium | 543 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 22% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.63 mg | 57% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.6 mg | 33% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.55 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.34 mg | 26% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 49 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.43 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 8.9 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 7.9 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 13.9 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.22 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 39.8 µg | 44% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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