Dim Sum Recipes - Wonton with Pork and Prawn or Shrimp

  
 

Dim Sum Recipes - Wonton With Pork And Prawn Or Shrimp

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

  • 8 oz lean pork, ground

  • 1 1/3 cups finely chopped peeled shrimp

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 5 bamboo shoots, finely chopped

  • 2 dried mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, drained and chopped

  • 2 scallions, finely chopped

  • 1 tsp cornstarch, mixed to a paste with 1 tbsp water

  • 8 oz wonton dough (see recipe), thinly rolled and cut into 36 squares, or 36 bought wonton wrappers vegetable oil for deep-frying

Method:

  1. Heat the oil on a frying-pan. When it is hot, add the pork and fry until it loses its pinkness. Stir in the prawns or shrimps, rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, salt, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and spring onions (scallions) and fry for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the cornstarch mixture until the pan mixture thicken. Remove from the heat and transfer the mixture to a bowl. Set a side to cool.

  2. Lay the wonton squares or wrappers on a flat surface. Put a little filling just over the filling to make a triangle and pinch the edges together to seal. Pull the corners at the base together and pinch to seal. Repeat this process until all the wonton wrappers are filled and sealed.

  3. Fill a large saucepan one-third full with oil and heat until it is hot. Carefully lower the wontons into the oil, a few at t a time, and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until they are golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen towels. Transfer the wontons to a warmed serving dish and serve hot.