Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken Wontons Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 Chinese dried mushrooms

• 450g/1 lb chicken breast, shredded

• 225g/8oz mixed vegetables, chopped

• 1 spring onion, chopped

• 15ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 40 wonton skins

• 1 egg, beaten

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes then drain. Discard the stalks and chop the caps.

2. Mix with the chicken, vegetables, soy sauce and salt. To fold the wontons, hold the skin in the palm of your left hand and spoon a little filling into the centre.

3. Moisten the edges with egg and fold the skin into a triangle, sealing the edges. Moisten the corners with egg and twist them together.

4. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Drop in the wontons and simmer for about 10 minutes until they float to the top.