Best recipe for wontons
I'm looking for ingredients to put in a wonton mix. What types of meat/veggies do you use?
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7 Comments:
My basic filling is: 1/2 lb ground pork, a small finely minced garlic clove, a finely minced green onion and 3 very finely minced water chestnuts, soy sauce & black pepper to taste.....makes filling for 50 wontons (one package of wonton wrappers). If I will be steaming the wontons sometimes siu mai style I add a very finely grated carrot for a bit of color & sweetness.
kathyvegas at 2:03PM on 05/26/09
I like to use chopped pork and/or shrimp, rehydrated dried black mushrooms, waterchestnuts, ginger, garlic, scallions, light soy sauce and sesame oil. Salt and white pepper to taste. Sometimes I'll add a little five spice powder and dried tangerine or orange peel. Chopped dried, salted turnip is also good in there!
hungryinhouston at 2:20PM on 05/26/09
I like them with big chunks of shrimp.
To make them a bit healthier, sometimes I add minced napa cabbage or mashed up firm tofu or ground turkey.
shiitake mushrooms are a must
i also add cornstarch (about a Tablespoon for the batch) this makes it hold together nicely and makes it "bouncy" (my mom's term)
engmcmuffin at 3:39PM on 05/26/09
My recipe consists of ground pork, shrimp and vegetable (watercress, or baby bok choy). The vegetable are blanched, let cool then minced before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. I prefer steaming the wontons then add to broth so the wonton wrappers are not easily broken from boiling.
mcdoughney at 4:45PM on 05/26/09
I'll just bet that Italian sausage, casings removed, would make an excellent filler for these little buggers.
Grumpy Old Man at 7:39PM on 05/26/09
mine's pretty much the same as kathyvegas, but i do 1/2 shrimp, 1/2 pork. and you MUST make the wrappers!
http://bittersoursalty.blogspot.com/2009/03/pork-and-shrimp-dumplings.html
dmarina at 11:51PM on 05/26/09
Catch as catch can, but, I tend to always have frozen, large uncooked shrimp around. I brieflly cook them in broth with hunk of ginger & halved galric cloves & dried red peppers, strain, mince and use the same array of goodies largely listed in the bulk of comments.
@G.O.M...I've made savory ones as well with hot suasage & of course they rule...it's sausage!!
stigcr at 9:04AM on 05/27/09