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.

Dim Sims
Photo: Finbar.concaig, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • 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

  1. Finely chop the cabbage and water chestnuts, and mix with the ground pork, scallions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper.
  2. 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.
  3. Arrange the dim sims in a lined steamer basket, leaving space between them.
  4. Steam over boiling water for 15-18 minutes, until the pork filling reaches 74 °C (165 °F) inside and is no longer pink.
  5. Serve hot with soy sauce or chili sauce for dipping.
  6. Makes 1 serving of 4 dim sims; multiply everything by 5 or 6 for a full batch to share.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy299 kcal14%
Carbohydrates23.2 g
Water101 mL
Fiber2.1 g7%
Protein14.4 g30%
Tryptophan0.17 g
Threonine0.58 g
Isoleucine0.62 g
Leucine1.1 g
Lysine1 g
Methionine0.33 g
Cystine0.21 g
Phenylalanine0.59 g
Tyrosine0.46 g
Valine0.72 g
Histidine0.49 g
Fat16.3 g
Monounsaturated6.9 g
Polyunsaturated2.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.5 g
Saturated5.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol45.9 mg
Calcium47.7 mg5%
Copper0.12 mg13%
Iron2.1 mg12%
Magnesium29.9 mg10%
Manganese0.4 mg22%
Phosphorus157 mg22%
Potassium334 mg7%
Selenium23.8 µg43%
Sodium543 mg
Zinc1.8 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.63 mg57%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.29 mg26%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.6 mg33%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.55 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.34 mg26%
Folate (vitamin B9)49 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.43 µg18%
Choline8.9 mg2%
Vitamin A7.9 µg1%
Vitamin C13.9 mg19%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.22 mg1%
Vitamin K39.8 µg44%

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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