Pork wontons

Pork wontons

from casuallypeckish.com
Appetizer
35 min
4 servings
352 kcal / serving

Simple and absolutely delicious. These pork wontons are super easy to make and packed full of flavour. Serve as is with a killer dipping sauce or in a soup!

Ingredients

  • 1packet wonton wrapper (about 25 - 30 sheets)
  • 400 g1 lbs pork mince (ideally fatty mince)
  • ½ cupscallion/spring onion (finely chopped, about 3 bulbs)
  • 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • ½ tbspfresh ginger (minced)
  • 1 tbspsoy sauce
  • 1 tbspshaoxing wine (substitute: rice wine or mirin)
  • ½ tspdark brown sugar (substitute: caster sugar)
  • ⅛ tspsesame oil
  • ½ tspsea salt
  • ½ tspwhite pepper
  • 1 tspchinese black vinegar (substitute: rice wine vinegar )
  • 1 tspsoy sauce
  • ⅛ tspsesame oil
  • 1 tspdark brown sugar
  • ¼ tspginger (minced or thin matchsticks)

Directions

Dipping sauce

  1. 1

    In a small saucer, combine all ingredients and mix with a teaspoon. Set aside.

Preparing the wonton filling

  1. 1

    Add all the wonton filling ingredients into a large bowl and mix thoroughly until well combined. Mix with either a fork or a pair of chopsticks.

  2. 2

    Now, using the fork or chopsticks, mix mixture in a circular motion. Make sure to only mix in one direction, for about 3 - 4 minutes. The mixture will smell absolutely delicious at this point. (note 1)

Wrapping the wontons

  1. 1

    Place about 1 teaspoon of wonton filling onto the centre of a wonton wrapper.

  2. 2

    Bring all four corners of the wonton wrapper together towards the centre. Squeeze the wrapper just above the filling tightly with both hands, using the thumbs, index and middle fingers. Refer to how to video above.

  3. 3

    It's crucial to ensure the wonton is tightly sealed before moving onto making the next wonton.

  4. 4

    Repeat until all wontons have been wrapped. Makes about 25 - 30 delicious wontons.

Boiling wontons

  1. 1

    In a large pot (one that you would use to make pasta) filled with water to about just over halfway and bring to boil.

  2. 2

    Cook wontons in 2 batches - about 12 - 15 wontons in each batch. This will ensure the pot is not overcrowded. (note 2)

  3. 3

    Once water is boiling, cook the first batch for about 4 minutes. Similar to ravioli, wontons are cooked once it floats to the top.

  4. 4

    Once wontons are cooked, scoop onto a serving dish with a slotted spoon.

  5. 5

    Cook the second batch.

  6. 6

    Serve with the dipping sauce.