Dim Sum And Appetizer Recipes - Pork Pellets

Ingredients

• 24 wonton wrappers

• 4 spring onions, shredded or sprigs watercress

• 2 tbsp cooked pork

• 2 tbsp raw Pacific prawns

• 1 Chinese mushroom

• 2 canned water chestnuts

• tiny pinch salt

• tiny pinch sugar

• tiny pinch (M.S.G)

• 1 small tsp ginger sherry

• few drops sesame oil

• shake or two pepper

• little beaten egg

• peanut oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. very finely chop the pork, cleaned prawns, mushroom and water chestnuts. Mix them together. Add the remaining ingredients and work them thoroughly together. Leave for the time being.

2. TO MAKE PORK PALLETS: Chop the pork, bamboo shoots, mushroom and water chestnut. Mix then together and season with the salt, sugar and M.S.G. Place a portion firmly on one corner of each wonton wrapper. Fold over in a narrow fold and fold again. Dot one side with beaten egg and bring the opposite side over and under and pinch together.

3. Heat the peanut oil in a suitable pan for deep-frying. Fry the pallets a few at a time, to a warm golden color.

4. Drain on absorbent paper, place in a heated serving dish and garnish with the spring onions or sprigs of watercress.