tomwed
10-27-2014, 12:34 PM
WonTon Tips and a Request
I wanted to bring a lot of appetizers someplace and was looking for something different and not too costly. I youtubed wontons and followed the directions. I didn’t give myself enough time so I cooked about ¾ of what I planned. They were good but not great tasting and they looked home made by an 8 year old.
When I got home I tried to improve the recipe. Adding spices helped, Basically it was ground pork, soy sauce, water chestnuts, egg, sesame oil and corn starch.
But the big tip is how I made them. I changed the folding and cooking directions altogether and the new ones I made later looked and tasted great.
Lay out about 20 wonton wrappers like a diamond. Put a teaspoon of the mix in the center of each and fold them in half top to bottom. Moisten the edges before folding. Now that it’s a triangle fold the ends in so it looks like a little package shaped like a tiny loaf of bread.
Fry in 2 tablespoons or less of oil, just brown on both sides. Put them in a microwave and cook on high for 1 more minute.
They taste deep fried but hardly uses any oil.
Do you have a mix you would recommend in the center of a wonton? Next time I would like to make variety meat, fish and veggies wontons.
For the dipping sauce I use soy, vinegar, hot sauce, sesame oil, garlic and green onions.
Ask questions if my directions are cloudy.
I wanted to bring a lot of appetizers someplace and was looking for something different and not too costly. I youtubed wontons and followed the directions. I didn’t give myself enough time so I cooked about ¾ of what I planned. They were good but not great tasting and they looked home made by an 8 year old.
When I got home I tried to improve the recipe. Adding spices helped, Basically it was ground pork, soy sauce, water chestnuts, egg, sesame oil and corn starch.
But the big tip is how I made them. I changed the folding and cooking directions altogether and the new ones I made later looked and tasted great.
Lay out about 20 wonton wrappers like a diamond. Put a teaspoon of the mix in the center of each and fold them in half top to bottom. Moisten the edges before folding. Now that it’s a triangle fold the ends in so it looks like a little package shaped like a tiny loaf of bread.
Fry in 2 tablespoons or less of oil, just brown on both sides. Put them in a microwave and cook on high for 1 more minute.
They taste deep fried but hardly uses any oil.
Do you have a mix you would recommend in the center of a wonton? Next time I would like to make variety meat, fish and veggies wontons.
For the dipping sauce I use soy, vinegar, hot sauce, sesame oil, garlic and green onions.
Ask questions if my directions are cloudy.