Pastel Chines Won Tong Food

FRIED WONTON STRIPS

Steps:

• Pour about 1-1/2 to 2 inches of oil into a deep, heavy-bottomed pot. Heat to 360 degrees F, clipping a candy thermometer to the side of the pot to regulate the temperature.
• While the oil is heating, cut as many wonton wrappers as you would like to serve into 3/4-inch wide strips. Keep wontons covered with a towel while you finish heating the oil.
• Line a baking sheet or cooling rack with a double layer of paper towels. Set aside.
• When the oil reaches temperature, carefully add a handful of wonton strips to the pot. They will immediately puff up. Fry for 1-2 minutes, using a spider strainer or slotted spoon to move them around in the pot. When they're golden brown on all sides, drain them with the spider or slotted spoon and transfer them to the paper towel-lined baking sheet to cool.
• Let the oil return to 360 degrees F between each batch of wonton strips. (The temperature will drop about 10 degrees to 350 when the wontons are added.)
• Serve crispy wonton strips with duck sauce and/or Chinese mustard for dipping. Or, enjoy them with your favorite soups and salads.

CHINESE WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine pork, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and vegetables in a bowl.
• Separate wonton skins.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center of the wonton.
• Brush water on 2 borders of the skin, covering 1/4 inch from the edge.
• Fold skin over to form a triangle, sealing edges.
• Pinch the two long outside points together.
• Heat oil to 450 degrees and fry 4 to 5 at a time until golden.
• Drain and serve with sauce.

PASTEL CHINES WON TONG

Steps:

• Misture a farinha, ovos, água e um pouco de sal. Sove bem a massa até que esteja com uma consistência boa e bem ligada. Deixe descansar por 10 minutos. Estique a massa com um rolo o mais fino possível. Corte em quadrados de 5cm de largura. Frite a carne no óleo, adicione o sal, a pimenta e a cebolinha. Mexa bem até que a mistura tenha uma consistência firme. Coloque 1 colher de chá no centro de cada quadrado da massa, aperte como uma trouxinha e frite em óleo bem quente. Escorra bem e sirva em seguida.

WON TON NOODLES

Steps:

• In a bowl combine minced pork, egg, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, soy sauce, corn flour, white pepper and salt.
• Put a heaped teaspoonful of pork into the center of a wonton skin, lightly dab the edges with the corn flour & water 'glue'. Bring the corners together, give it a twist sealing out as air as possible [Best made ahead of time and refrigerated].
• [Optional] finely slice green Serrano chilies, add white vinegar, set aside in a condiment dish.
• In a stockpot, bring chicken stock to a boil, then lower heat to keep hot.
• In a large pot, bring water to a rapid boil,.
• blanch choy sum until just al dente, strain well, set aside for garnish.
• In the same boiling water, using a 'spider sieve' cook wonton noodles one coil at a time for a min or so, remove from boiling water, dip into a bowl of fresh water before dipping into the boiling water again.
• Drain well and put into individual serving bowls.
• In the same boiling water, carefully drop in a few wontons at a time, cook for 2 mins or so [test one for doneness].
• Pour hot chicken soup stock over noodles, garnish with a few wontons, sliced roast pork, blanched choy sum and chopped scallions.
• Serve hot immediately, and if preferred, a condiment of sliced pickled green chilies on the side.
• For 'Dry' Wonton Mee - blanch noodles, drain then toss well with a 1-2 tsp sweet dark soy sauce and a few drops of sesame oil. Garnish with sliced roast pork, choy sum and wontons; or serve the wontons in a small bowl of chicken soup with chopped scallions. 'Dry' Wonton Mee is sometimes referred to as Kon Lo, Konlo or Kon Loh Mee.