Chinese New Year is fast approaching, and what better way to celebrate than by making some fried wontons as a snack during the festivities?
In this video, I will show you how to make deep-fried wontons using store-bought wrappers. Since there will be plenty of kitchen work during this special occasion, I will not make the wonton wrappers from scratch. Instead, I will spend more time with my friends and family, enjoying the Chinese New Year.
I will stick to the simple recipe primarily based on what most wonton noodle restaurants in Hong Kong follow. The main ingredients are a combination of shrimp and ground pork. I will also add some green onions but not add things like cabbage or Chinese chive in this recipe.
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Recipe:
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Ingredients for wontons
200g ground pork
200g shrimp, soak with 1/2teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, cut into small pieces
2 stalks green onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tsp sesame oil
1/8 tsp ground white pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 packet of store-bought wonton wrappers
Cornstarch slurry for sealing
Sufficient vegetable oil for deep frying
Ingredients for Dipping sauce:
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp black vinegar
1 tsp Sichuan chili oil
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Method:
Make the wonton filling
- Mince the pork.
- Soak the shrimp in salt water and with some baking soda for ten minutes. After that, rinse with water and cut them into small pieces.
- Add the seasonings: light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, ground white pepper, sesame oil, salt, and cornstarch to the ground pork. Mix well, lift the meat paste, and repeatedly throw it back into the bowl to break down the connective tissue. The meat will become tender and cohesive after that.
- Mix with the chopped green onions and shrimp.
Wrap the wontons
- Place a small spoonful of the filling at the center of the wonton skin (wrapper).
- Constitute a thick cornstarch slurry as gum to apply to all sides of the wrappers.
- Then, squeeze and fold all the edges of the wrappers and join together. - - Alternatively, after placing the filling right at the center, fold the corner of one end to join with the other corner of the opposite corner. This way, it will form a perfect triangle shape. After that, join both of the opposite ends of the triangle together. (Please refer to the video for demonstration.)
Deep-fry the wontons
- Fill the deep fryer or a large wok with vegetable oil, at least about 1 inch deep.
- When the oil temperature has reached medium-high heat, place the wontons carefully into the hot oil and deep-fried for about 2 to 3 minutes until golden. Do not move the wontons around in the hot oil for the first half a minute, as you want to wait until the wrapper starts to harden.
- After all the wontons have turned golden brown, remove them immediately from the hot oil with a slotted spoon or spider strainer. - Transfer them to a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
Make a dipping sauce for the wontons
- Combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce in the recipe.
- Warm the mixture in the microwave to ensure the sugar and salt dissolve. Mix well
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