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spicy wonton

Wonton

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Ingredients
  

Equipment

  • rolling pin or pasta maker
  • pan
  • 3 inch cookie cutter

Filings

  • 200 g minced pork more fat if you want smoother, lean is great too!
  • 200 g prawn meat
  • 100 g waterchestnut from a can or freshly peeled
  • 1 tbsp cold water
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Chinese wine
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 egg to make filings sticky

Wrappers

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 cup water + egg up to 2 eggs
  • A pinch salt
  • 1/2 tsp alkaline water optional this turns the white flour yellow and make the wrapper more tangy
  • Some corn flour for dusting

Spicy Sauce

  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp minced chilies
  • 1 tbsp black vinegar
  • 1 tbsp szechuan pepper corn roughly ground
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1/2 cup stock can be from water and bullion powder - optional
  • Toppings optional or add anything you like!
  • Some coriander
  • Some scallions
  • Some sesame seeds

Others

  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying wontons
  • 5 cups water for boiling wontons
  • 1 tsp salt - added to water when boiling wontons

Instructions
 

Make wrapper

  • Mix all the dry ingredients into a big bowl or mixer and stir just to mix things up. 10 seconds.
  • Add the wet ingredients and knead for 5 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough to as thin as possible. I don't normally rest my dough.
  • Use a generous amount of corn flour for dusting.
  • making wontons

Make filings

  • Place all ingredients into a medium sized bowl and stir in one direction until the mixture is sticky. About 5 minutes.

Wrapping

  • Place 1/2 teaspoon of filings in each wrapper and fold simply and quickly. Do not attempt to put too much filings or the wontons won't cook properly and get soggy.
  • uncooked wonton

Frying

  • Test that the oil is very hot (450F) and drop the wontons in. Done with they are golden brown.

Boiling

  • Boil hot water with some salt.
  • Put the wontons in and keep stirring.
  • Ready when wontons float.

Spicy Sauce

  • Heat up sesame sauce.
  • Add the chopped garlic, szechuan peppers and chilies.
  • When garlic are yellow, add in the vinegar and soya sauce.
  • Add bullion and water. (optional, only if you want more sauce to go with rice)
  • Boil and dish out.
  • Pour over boiled wontons.
  • Add toppings