Crispy Pork Wontons
These Crispy Pork Wontons with Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce are the perfect start to your Chinese meal or as a party appetizer!
Ingredients
- 60wonton wrappers
- 1 poundground pork
- 1 cupfinely diced yellow onion
- 1 cupfinely grated carrots
- 3 largecloves fresh garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoonsea salt (or more to taste)
- 1 tablespoonground black pepper
- ¼ cuplow-sodium soy sauce
- 2 largeeggs, beaten
- 1 quartpeanut or canola oil for frying
Directions
- 1
Mix the pork, carrot, onion, salt, pepper, and soy sauce together in a large bowl. It is easiest to mix with your hands to get all of the ingredients well blended.
- 2
Separate the wonton wrappers and lay then down on a large surface.* Spoon 1 teaspoon of filling onto the center of each wrapper.
- 3
Brush the edges of the wonton wrappers with the beaten egg. Fold the corner of the wrapper over the filling to form a triangle.
- 4
Press the edges together to seal. Fold two of the corners up to the center and press together to seal.
- 5
Place the finished wontons onto a baking sheet.
- 6
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or deep fryer to 365 degrees. Fry the wontons in small batches until they turn golden brown.
- 7
Remove from the oil and place on paper towel-lined baking sheet. Serve with Sweet and Sour Sauce.