Chicken And Prawn Sesame Wontons Food

CHICKEN AND PRAWN SESAME WONTONS

Steps:

• Place chicken, prawns, 2 chopped spring onions, garlic, ginger, and oyster sauce in food processor or blender and blend to a paste. Transfer paste to medium-sized bowl and stir in 2 Tbsp (30 mL) sesame seeds.
• Take a wonton wrapper and place about 1 tsp (5 mL) paste in centre. Dampen edges of wonton wrapper with a little water and bring them up around filling, enclosing it completely. Seal and crimp the little bundle. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Place half the wontons in skillet and sear until golden brownu2014about 1 minute. Turn wontons over to ensure they cook evenly, and add 1/2 cup (125 mL) water to skillet. Place lid on skillet, reduce heat to medium-low, and let wontons steam until skillet is dryu2014about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer wontons to warm serving plate and repeat cooking procedure with remaining wontons.
• When all wontons are on serving plate, sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsp (30 mL) sesame seeds over top.
• Mix all dipping sauce ingredients in small bowl and add remaining chopped spring onion. Serve immediately with steamed wontons.

SESAME CHICKEN & PRAWN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Combine the ginger, garlic, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and sesame seeds. Divide between two bowls, then add the chicken pieces to one and the prawns to the other. Toss both mixtures well, then leave to marinate in the fridge for 15 mins.
• Cook the chicken in a frying pan over a medium-high heat for 3 mins, then push to one side and add the prawns to the other side of the pan. Cook for 2 mins until the prawns are pink and the chicken is cooked through (use two separate pans if anyone you're cooking for has an allergy or is a pescatarian). Put the broccoli in a microwaveable bowl with a splash of water, then cover and cook on high for 5 mins.
• Thread half of the skewers with chicken and broccoli and the other half with prawns and broccoli.

CHICKEN & SHRIMP WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Very finely slice the spring onion into long strips (about 6 cms long) and place in a bowl of ice cold water so they curl.
• Combine all the soup ingredients and simmer while you finish the wontons.
• Mix all the wonton filling ingredients together and place a teaspoon of filling in each wonton paper, along with one shrimp.
• Wet the edges of the wontons and fold upwards so it makes a little parcel.
• Place the completed wontons onto a large plate dusted with flour so they don't stick together.
• Complete all wonton's before starting to cook them.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil.
• When the water is rapidly boiling, place 6-8 of the wonton's in at a time to cook for about 5 minutes.
• Drain and place the cooked wonton's into a bowl that you will serve the soup in (around 8 wontons each).
• Take the spring onion garnish out of the water and place a bit on top of the wonton's.
• Pour some of the soup over the top of the wonton's and serve.