Baked Vegetable Wontons With Soy Ginger Dipping Sauce Food

SOY GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Add all of the ingredients to a lidded jar and shake well to combine. Serve as a dipping sauce for tempura or dumplings.

VEGETARIAN WONTONS

Steps:

• Drain the tofu, press firmly in between 2 pieces of paper towel to remove any excess liquid. Using a fork, mash the tofu until it resembles breadcrumbs. Set aside.
• Place carrot, white of the spring onion, garlic and ginger into a food processor and pulse several times to chop finely, ensuring not to make a paste. Scrape out and set aside.
• Place the cabbage pieces into the same food processor bowl and pulse several times. Remove and set aside.
• Place the mushrooms into the food processor bowl and pulse several times, remove and set aside.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat, add the carrot mixture and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Add the cabbage and mushroom and cook for a further 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl add the crumbled tofu, cooked vegetable mixture, and the remaining filling ingredients. Stir until well combined. Adjust seasoning to taste.
• Bring a pot of water to the boil while making the wontons.
• Place a wonton wrapper on a flat surface, spoon a tsp of the filling mixture into the center of the wrapper.
• Using your finger, spread a thin layer of water around the edges of the wrapper. Fold one corner over the mixture to form a triangle, press along the edges to make sure it seals well.
• Take one corner and wrap it over the other corner, using a little water to seal it.
• Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• Arrange the wontons in a steamer basket lined with baking paper and steam for 15 minutes. Depending on the size of the steamer basket you may need to repeat this step.
• While wontons are cooking, mix together all sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Serve the cooked wontons with the dipping sauce.

BAKED VEGETABLE WONTONS WITH SOY-GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Start making dipping sauce first: Boil 1 cup water, pour over mango and let sit about 30 minutes until mango softens. Strain and reserve 1/2 cup of the fruit-infused water, to which add the tamari through chili paste.
• Make the filling: In large pan over medium heat, saute carrots through cabbage in 2 Tbs oil about 5 min until limp.Stir in scallions through tamari and remove from heat.
• Lay out about 10 wonton wrappers at a time and lightly brush the edges of each with some of the oil. Drop 1 Tbs of the filling slightly off the center of the diagonal of each wrapper, then fold 1 corner of wrapper over to the opposite corner and press sides with a fork to seal. Brush tops with oil. Repeat for all 30.
• Place stuffed wontons on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 375F 6 minutes, then turn and bake about 6 minutes more until browned.
• Serve wontons with dipping sauce.

PAN-STEAMED VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS WITH SOY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine ingredients for dipping sauce and set aside.
• Prepare the dumplings by heating a large, non-stick wok over medium-high heat. Swirl in the canola and sesame oils and add ginger and garlic. Stir fry for about 10 seconds and stir in mushrooms and cabbage for 3 minutes.
• Add the sake and cook, stirring, for 3 - 4 minutes until liquid evaporates. Next add the scallions and the carrot and stir-fry about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add soy sauce. Allow mixture to cool.
• Place 1 teaspoon of the vegetable mixture in center of a wrapper. Moisten edges of wrapper with water and fold unto half circles. Place on baking sheet sprinkled with cornstarch. Keep wontons covered with a damp towel to prevent them from drying out.
• Spray skillet with nonstick spray heat over medium-high heat. Add 10 dumplings to the skillet and cook until browned on one side. Add 1/3 cup water to the skillet and cover with lid. Reduce heat to medium and cook until liquid evaporates (3 -4 minutes).
• Serve dumplings with dipping sauce.

ROASTED LOBSTER TAILS WITH GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• FOR THE SAUCE: Combine mustard and water in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
• Stir in soy sauce, plum sauce, sherry, and ginger; set aside.
• FOR THE LOBSTER: Make a lengthwise cut through the top of each lobster shell using kitchen shears, cutting to, but not through, lobster meat; press shell open.
• Place the lobster tails, cut sides up, in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray.
• Combine the oils and pepper, and spoon over the lobster meat.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 13 minutes or until the lobster meat turns opaque.
• Serve lobster with sauce, and garnish with onions, if desired.

BEEF AND BROCCOLI WONTONS WITH GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/4 cup ginger, vinegar and honey in small bowl.
• Combine beef and next 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Mix in remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 teaspoons ginger. Place several wrappers on work surface; brush edges lightly with water. Place heaping 1 teaspoon beef filling in center of each. Fold wrappers diagonally in half, pressing edges to seal. Place wontons on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• Preheat oven to 250°F. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat; add 1/4 of wontons. Fry until wontons are golden and filling is cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to baking sheet; keep warm in oven. Repeat frying with remaining wontons, using 1/2 tablespoon oil per batch. Serve wontons with sauce.

WON TON DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine onion, peppers and garlic in food processor and chop to a medium-fine consistency. Heat oil in skillet on low heat and add the vegetables from the food processor.
• Stir, continuing to cook on low heat until the oil takes on the color of the peppers.
• In a bowl, pour the vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Taste the mixture, adjust to taste.
• Mix, then add the mixture from the skillet.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with freshly steamed or fried won tons.