Won Ton Dough Food

FRIED WONTONS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the ground pork, shrimp, soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper together. Stir to combine well to form a sticky filling.
• To wrap the wontons, lay a piece of the wonton wrapper on your palm and add 1/2 tablespoon of the filling in the middle of the wrapper. (Use 1 teaspoon filling if you are a beginner.) Dip your index finger into the sealing water and trace it on the outer edges of the wonton wrapper.
• You can wrap the wontons three ways. To make a triangle, just fold it up to form a triangle. Pinch the edges to seal tight. To make them into the pretty shape (far left in the above picture), just pull the two corners of the triangle down so one overlaps the other, pinch and seal with water. To make them into Hong Kong style wonton (far right in the above picture), please watch my video at the top of this post.
• Heat up some oil for deep-frying. Once the oil is fully heated, deep fry the wontons until golden brown. Drain the excess oil with paper towels. Serve hot with Chinese sweet and sour sauce or Thai sweet chili sauce.

CRISPY WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine pork, water chestnuts, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger in medium bowl; mix well. Place 1/2 teaspoonful pork mixture in center of each wonton skin. Fold wonton skin over filling to form a triangle. Turn top of triangle down to meet fold. Turn over; moisten 1 corner with water. Overlap opposite corner over moistened corner; press together firmly.
• Heat oil in wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F. Deep-fry wontons, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, or until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or sweet & sour sauce, as desired.

CHINESE WONTON WRAPPERS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg with the salt. Add 1/4 cup water.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the egg and water mixture.
• Using a fork, mix the liquid in with the flour. Add as much of the remaining water as necessary to form a dough. Add more water than the recipe calls for if the dough is too dry.
• Form the dough into a ball and knead for about 5 minutes, or until it forms a smooth, workable dough.
• Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out until very thin and cut into 3 1/2-inch squares.
• Sprinkle some flour on both sides of the wonton wrappers to prevent the wrappers from sticking to each other. Store in the fridge for up to a week. Check below for storage suggestions.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together.
• Knead into a smooth and workable dough.
• Cover and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until the dough is thin enough to be fed through the pasta machine.
• Flatten the dough using the pasta machine on the thinnest setting.
• Cut the flattened dough into 3-inch squares and sprinkle some flour on both sides of the wonton wrappers to prevent the wrappers from sticking together.
• Put the wonton wrappers in a plastic bag or airtight container as soon as possible to stop them from drying out. Store in the fridge for up to a week. Check below for storage suggestions.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together.
• Knead into a smooth and workable dough.
• Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until it is thin enough to be fed through the pasta machine.
• Flatten the dough with the pasta machine on the thinnest setting.
• Cut the flattened dough into 3-inch squares and sprinkle some flour on both sides of the wonton wrappers to prevent the wrappers from sticking together.
• Put the wonton wrappers into a plastic bag or airtight container as soon as possible to stop them from drying out. Store in the fridge for up to a week. Check below for storage suggestions.

WON TON DOUGH

Steps:

• Sift flour, cornstarch and salt into a bowl, and make a well in the middle.
• Add the egg and pour in the water.
• Mix the egg and water into the flour mixture with a spoon.
• When this all binds together, scrape the spoon clean, and use your hands to work the dough into a smooth ball, leaving the bowl as free of the mix as possible.
• Knead the dough on a clean surface until it's very smooth.
• Cut the dough in half and wrap both portions in plastic wrap.
• Set aside for 15-30 minutes.
• Roll out one portion at a time.
• Dust work surface and rolling pin lightly with cornstarch, then roll out dough until thin and even.
• Either cut into squares, or use a circle cutter for dim sum and dumplings.

KETO CRAB RANGOON RECIPE

Steps:

• Make the dough for the wrappers. In a food processor, pulse the almond flour and egg, until uniform.
• In a medium bowl in the microwave, or a double boiler on the stovetop, melt the mozzarella cheese, until smooth.
• Add the melted mozzarella to the food processor. Process until a uniform dough forms.
• Sprinkle the xanthan gum over the dough. Process until well incorporated.
• If the keto wonton dough is sticky, form into a ball and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes, or until no longer sticky.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the La Terra Fina dip, green onions and coconut aminos.
• Gently fold in the lump crab meat.
• Place the ball of dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Flatten into a disc, then roll out into a thin square, 1/8 inch thick and about 12.5 inches on each side.
• Use a pizza wheel or knife to cut the rectangle into a grid of squares, 5 top to bottom and 5 across, so that each square is about 2.5x2.5 inches.
• Use an extra small cookie scoop like this to scoop filling in rows onto each square, off center, leaving an empty border along the edge of the rectangle and also between pieces. Fold the corner of each square over the opposite corner and seal the edges, forming a triangle. Repeat with all the crab rangoon pieces.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until shimmering.
• Working in batches, add the crab rangoon in a single layer without touching. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes, until golden on the bottom. Flip and repeat on the other side. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining pieces.
• In a small saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes, until thickened.

CANTONESE WONTON NOODLES 廣東雲吞麵

Steps:

• Wipe the dried flounder fish with a damp cloth to remove dust and other debris
• Put the flounder fish on a baking rack and bake at 150˚C or 300˚F for 10 minutes on each side. Set aside
• Wash 30 g of dried shrimp and set aside
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Use approx. 4 L of water
• Put the pork bones into the boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Remove from water and submerse in cold water to loosen bone fragments. Rinse off loose parts with water and set aside
• Fill a pot with 2.5 L water
• Put the flounder, pork bones and dried shrimp into the pot and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring it to a low simmer. Do not let the soup boil. Boiling will make the soup cloudy. A good wonton noodle soup is clear and flavourful
• When you see tiny bubbles starting to form, add beansprouts, turn the heat to simmer and let it simmer for 4 hours
• In a pan, turn heat to low and add 2 tsp of the flounder fish powder and toast it for a few minutes until you can smell the aroma. Turn off heat and set aside
• Wash and devein shrimp and put into a mixing bowl. The ratio of the filling should be 70% shrimp, 20% pork fat and 10% lean pork. Fresh shrimp is best but frozen shrimp works as well. I used frozen shrimp and I used one per wonton. Cantonese wonton wrappers are small, so you may need to cut each shrimp into a few pieces.
• Finely dice the pork fat and put it into the mixing bowl
• Dice the pork and then chop it until it's pasty. Usually will take 5 minutes of chopping. Put it in the mixing bowl
• Add 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp toasted flounder powder, ½ tsp white pepper powder, 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, 1 tsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp fish sauce. Mix with your hands. Add 2 tsp sesame oil and mix again
• Pick up the contents in the mixing bowl in your hand and drop it back into the mixing bowl. Do this around 20 times to give the shrimp filling some elasticity and help it to bind together. If using frozen shrimp, it will not be likely that the shrimp will bind with the pork but that's okay.
• Let the filling marinate for around 30 minutes
• Take a wonton wrapper and put it in a diamond position
• Put some filling in the lower centre part of the wrapper Bear in mind that Cantonese wontons should be bite-size, so not too big
• Use the knife or spoon that you're using to pick up the filling to rub some of the filling residual on the bottom point of the wrapper to act as glue
• Fold the bottom point over the filling and just under the top point The top point and bottom point do not meet in order to create a "goldfish tail"
• Use the knife or spoon to rub some of the wet filling on the sides of the wonton wrapper to help it stick when you gently squeeze the wrapper together Don't worry if the filling is not completely sealed. If you use a big pot of boiling water to cook the wontons, the filling will not fall out
• It's very important to not squeeze too tightly. You want the filling to be loose as opposed to the filling being packed tightly
• Repeat until all the filling has been used and set aside
• Wontons can be freezed at this point. Remember to dust the bottom of the plate with flour or cornstarch before you put the wontons on it to be freezed
• After 4 hours, your soup should be quite flavourful so you can remove all the solids from the soup with a strainer
• Add 2 tbsp fish sauce (optional), 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp light soy sauce. Taste and make adjustments
• Bring the soup to a boil and then turn to simmer
• Wipe Chinese yellow chives and cut into 2 cm pieces. Set aside
• Bring a big pot of water, approx. 4-5 L to a boil A big pot of water ensures that the water temperature doesn't drop too much when you put in the wontons. If the temperature is too low, the wontons wrapper will get mushy
• Prepare bowls. Add some Chinese chives and sesame oil to the bowls. A little bit of soy sauce can also be added to the bowl
• Put the wontons in the boiling water for approx. 2-3 minutes until done. Remove from water and place in bowls
• Turn the heat up on the soup. It should be around 90˚C or 194˚F when you add it to the bowl
• Prepare a large mixing bowl filled with water. It will be used to give the noodles a rinse after it is cooked for the first time
• When the water is boiling, add the wonton noodles. Cook for approx. 2 minutes or until done
• Submerse the noodles in the water in the mixing bowl, give it a quick swirl, and put it back into the boiling water to reheat. Remove and put it into the bowl with the wontons
• Use a ladle to pour the soup into the bowl of wonton noodles
• Serve with Chinese red vinegar and/or chili oil sauce
• Heat a sauce pan or small pot using medium-high heat.
• Put 2 tbsp of oil and add chopped shallots and the white parts of the green onions
• Fry until aromatic. Bring heat down to low
• Add 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sugar and mix until sugar is dissolved
• Turn off heat and add 2 tsp of sesame oil
• Add the rest of the green onions
• Pour over wontons and/or noodles

EASY WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Mix pork, green onions, egg, and hot sauce for wontons together in a bowl; season with pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of pork mixture in the center of a wonton wrapper. Moisten edges with water. Fold the bottom point to the top point, creating a triangle, and pinch to seal. Fold the outer 2 points in toward the center, pinching together. Repeat to form remaining wontons.
• Pour chicken broth in a pot and bring to a rolling boil. Add grated ginger. Add wontons and cook until they float to the surface, indicating they are ready, about 6 minutes.
• Serve, garnished with green onions and soy sauce.

WONTON WRAPPERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the egg. Mix in the water.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Create a well in the center of the mixture and slowly pour in the egg and water. Mix well. If the mixture is too dry, increase the amount of water one teaspoon at a time until a pliable dough has formed.
• On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until elastic. Cut dough into two separate balls. Cover the balls with a damp cloth for a minimum of 10 minutes.
• Cut each ball into four equal pieces. Roll the pieces into 10 1/2 by 10 1/2 inch squares. Cut each into nine 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch squares. Use in any recipe that calls for wonton wrappers.

WONTON FILLING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss cabbage with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Wrap cabbage in a double layer of paper towels; firmly squeeze out excess liquid. Return cabbage to bowl; add pork, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Mix well with a fork. Refrigerate leftover filling up to 2 days.

VEGAN DUMPLING WRAPPERS FOR WONTON, POTSTICKERS, AND GYOZA

Steps:

• Place the flour in a mixing bowl and create a well in the center. Add the water slowly to the well while stirring to combine the flour and water gradually. Stir together until all the water is absorbed. With clean hands, gather the dough into a ball. Turn it on to a clean surface and knead for one minute. The dough should not stick; add a small amount of flour if necessary. Place the dough back into the bowl and cover with a plate or lid. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes to an hour. Divide the dough into managable pieces if you like. Dust the work surface with a little cornstarch if the dough sticks. Roll out the dough into a large flat piece, about 1-3 millimeters thick (1/32" to 1/16"). Cut the dough into squares or use a cookie cutter or cup to cut out circles. The size is up to you but I like to make wrappers 3" to 4" wide. Remove the trim, knead it into a ball and place in the covered bowl for a few minutes. Then roll it out to create more wrappers. Dust the wrappers with cornstarch before stacking them up. Use right away or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

WONTON NOODLE SOUP (云吞面)

Steps:

• We'll start by washing and cutting our bok choy into quarters along the stem.
• Set the stove to high heat and bring a pot of water to a boil. We'll want to use more water so that the noodles cook faster, which leads to a more chewy, springy texture.
• For our broth, we'll add water and chicken broth to the pot, and bring it to a boil.
• We'll dump the shrimp in as we start plating the bok choy on top of the noodles.
• We have a whole recipe and video on this, but if you're starting with raw wontons, you'll boil them for about 3-5 minutes until they start floating. We have some additional pro-tips for cooking in our wonton video so be sure to check the video out if you haven't seen it already.
• Transfer the wontons onto the bowl of noodles, and carefully pour in the soup broth. Garnish with green onions.