Fried Wontons With Mustard Sauce Food

FRIED WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine all filling ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Place 1 teaspoon filling in the middle of a wonton wrapper. Brush the edges with a little bit of water and fold the wonton over the filling to create a triangle.
• Using your fingers, form the wrapper over the filling and press any air out.

FRIED WONTONS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients for the mustard sauce in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
• Mix filling ingredients together in a medium bowl. Beat the egg with the water in a small bowl.
• To assemble the wontons, brush the edges of each wrapper with the egg wash. Place 2 teaspoons of the filling into each wrapper. Fold the wonton in half to make a triangle. Press to seal the edges securely. Bring the two corners along the base of the triangle in toward each other, overlap them, and press to seal securely. Transfer to a parchment-lined sheet pan and refrigerate until ready to fry.
• Fry the wontons in a deep saucepan of hot oil (325 degrees F) until golden brown. Remove to a sheet pan lined with paper towels to drain.
• Serve hot with the mustard sauce.

FRIED WONTONS

Steps:

• To make the filling, in a bowl, combine the pork, shrimp, scallion, garlic, cornstarch, sugar, salt, and pepper and use chopsticks or a fork to mix well.
• To fill the wontons, work in batches of 6 to 8 wonton skins. Place them on a work surface, such as large cutting board, inverted baking sheet, or tray. Using 2 teaspoons or demitasse spoons, place a scant teaspoon of filling (about the size of a 1/2-inch marble) in the center of a wonton skin. Dip a pastry brush in water and lightly brush the entire edge of the skin. Pick up a corner of the wonton skin and fold it over, enclosing the filling and forming a triangle. Press the edges of the triangle firmly with your finger to seal. Make sure that there are no air bubbles, or the wontons will bob around in the hot oil, and that the edges are well sealed, or the wontons will split open when they hit the hot oil. Place the finished wonton on a large plate or tray. Repeat until all the filling is used up.
• Put a wire rack on a baking sheet and place the sheet next to the stove. Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches into a wok or 5-quart Dutch oven and heat over medium-high heat to 350°F on a deep-frying thermometer. (If you don't have a thermometer, stand a dry bamboo chopstick in the oil; if small bubbles immediately gather on the surface around the chopstick, the oil is ready.)
• Working in batches of 4 to 6, slide the wontons into the hot oil and fry, turning once, for about 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Using a skimmer, transfer to the rack to drain.
• Arrange the wontons on a platter. Serve hot as finger food along with the sauce for dipping.

SHRIMP WONTONS WITH SWEET SAUCE

Steps:

• WONTONS: Mix filling ingredients together thoroughly. Refrigerate mixture for 1 hour.
• SAUCE: In a small saucepan, heat pineapple juice with the green onion. Simmer until green onion is tender.
• Run the peaches and marmalade through a food processor till chopped very fine. Add to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through and reduced to your desired thickness.
• Meanwhile, Remove filling from fridge and place a spoonful into the center of each wonton wrapper. Lightly wet half of the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the wrapper over the filling, forming a half moon (or triangle for square wonton wrappers) and seal completely. NOTE: you can freeze the wontons at this point for OAMC).
• Over low to medium heat 2 tablespoons oil (more if/as needed) into a skillet. Fry wontons (in batches) until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes per side. Remove and drain on paper towels. Season with salt if desired. Serve with dipping sauce.
• If freezing, thaw to room temperature before frying.

VEGAN WONTONS WITH APRICOT-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce: Combine ingredients in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently. Transfer to a small serving bowl, let cool. (Microwave in a small serving bowl, much easier, but stir often).
• Wontons: In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat and saute mushrooms until soft and lightly browned. Stir in cashews, scallion, carrot, garlic, ginger, and soy, and cook 5 more minutes until fragrant. Set aside to cool slightly, then transfer to a food processor and pulse until cashews are finely ground and mixture is somewhat smooth.
• Place 2 teaspoons os the mushroom mixture in the center of each wrapper and moisten the edges of the wrapper with water. As you fold the wrapper in half to enclose the filling, squeeze out as much air as possible to avoid air pockets. If you want to be fancy, fold little pleats along the curved side of the dumpling before pinching together to seal. Just make sure it is sealed so you don't get leaks.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, arrange dumplings in the skillet without overcrowding them. Cook for a few minutes until the bottom sides are lightly browned, checking gently with a spatula.
• Being VERY careful to avoid spattering oil, slowly add hot water to reach a depth of 1/2 inch. cover immediately and cook for about 5 minutes, or until all the water has evaporated. Flip the dumplings and cook another few minutes in the remaining oil, until the other side is lightly browned as well.
• OR: For steamed dumplings, place in a steamer basket and cook, covered, over steam for 15 minutes. Check periodically and add more water to the bottom of the steamer if necessary.