Deep-fried Wonton
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
4500 kcal
Deep-fried Wonton
Description
Deep-fried Wonton is made by wrapping a flavorful minced pork filling inside thin wonton wrappers. The filling combines pork with ginger, scallions, oyster and soy sauces, giving a savory umami taste, enhanced optionally by wood ear mushrooms. The wrap is carefully folded into triangles with moistened edges to seal the filling inside. After deep frying in neutral oil, the wontons develop a crispy golden exterior that contrasts with the tender, moist filling. This technique creates a pleasant textural contrast and concentrated savory flavor.
The process includes preparing the filling by stirring until slightly sticky, which helps create a fluffy texture once cooked. Wontons should be folded with a modest amount of filling to ensure even frying and crispiness. The finished wontons work well as finger food, appetizer, or alongside sauces.
Ingredients
- 25 wonton wrappers
- neutral cooking oil for deep-frying, generic cooking oil
Filling
- 150 g pork about 2 cups, minced
- 1 thumb ginger chopped
- 2 scallions or onions (small and chopped)
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil or sesame oil
- 1 tsp. oyster sauce
- 1 tsp. soy sauce light
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup Wood ear mushrooms chopped (optional)
- 1 egg
Instructions
Make Wonton Filling
- Combine minced meat with ginger, oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, and egg in a larger bowl.
- Stir in one direction until the pork becomes sticky, pale white and fluffy so the filling can be fluffy after cooking.
- Heat some oil in a small pot and then drizzle it over the green onions. This step is optional but it can give a stronger aroma to the filling. Mix well and set aside .
Fold Wontons
- Prepare a small bowl filled with water.
- To fold a wonton, grab a wrapper and set it on a clean, flat, and dry surface or on the palm of your hand). Position it like a diamond with a point facing toward you and the opposite point facing away from you.
- Fill the wrapper with a tiny amount of filling (approximately ¾ up to a teaspoon max). Dip your finger in the bowl to wet your fingertips. Moisten the edges of the wrapper. You can also dot the corners or trace an outline from corner to corner.
- Fold the wrapper over to form a triangle shape. Then press the triangle’s top sides or top edges together. This will seal the wonton.
- Bring the two corners of the triangle's long side together. Using your thumbs, slightly flatten the filling pocket. Moisten your fingers again and press them together to seal. Now it looks like a wonton.
- Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers and filling.
Fry Deep-fried Wontons
- Fill a small pot with about 2-3 inches of vegetable oil. It's important to use a neutral oil with a high smoke point. Make sure the pot is deep enough to prevent the oil from overflowing when you add your wontons.
- Heat oil until 350°F (170 °C). Use a frying thermometer (or the chopsticks test) to ensure your oil is at the proper temperature. The wontons may burn if the oil is too hot while it will absorb more grease and have a thicker texture if the oil is too cold.
- Add a few wontons at a time to the hot oil. Overcrowding the pot will cause the oil temperature to drop, resulting in greasy, soggy wontons. Keep the wontons submerged in oil by pressing them with a slotted spoon or spider sieve.
- Fry until they turn golden brown and crispy, about 20 to 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon (or tongs or wish mesh strainer), carefully remove the wontons from the hot oil, a few at a time.
- To drain the excess oil, lay the fried wontons on a paper towel-lined plate.Serve directly. Or with chili sauce or sweet sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 4500 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 4500kcal | 225% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 492g | 757% |
| Saturated Fat | 42g | 210% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 135g | 794% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 308g | 1540% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 137mg | 46% |
| Sodium | 594mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 463mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.