Mama Makes Fried Wontons and Wonton Soup

Remember those wontons I made a couple of weeks ago? Here are two follow up recipes with ideas on how to enjoy them. 

Fried Wontons and Dipping Sauces

Dipping sauces

*1/4 cup each of sour cream, water, cream cheese, and mayonnaise.
*1 tsp smoked chipotle chili spice or 1/2 tsp each of paprika and chili powder
​*salt and pepper 

Make your sauces first so they are ready when your wontons are. You can make the sauces a day or two ahead if you want to. 

*1/4 cup each tamari and rice vinegar,
*1 tbsp hoisin, 1 tsp ground ginger
*a few drops sesame oil
​*salt and pepper

Fried Wontons

Ideally, you would fry your wontons in a deep-frier. We don't eat fried food very often, so I don't have a deep-frier. For me, a fry pan works. 

Have all the utensils ready before you start. Prepare paper towel on the counter to drain the wontons once they are cooked.

Heat 4 cups of cooking oil in fry pan. Use good quality oil with a high smoke point. Peanut oil is good for fat frying. Don't use olive oil.

Use a cooking thermometer and heat to 350-400 degrees. Bring the oil to temperature before adding wontons.

Avoid burning yourself by carefully placing the wontons into the pan. Place the wontons  away from your body. Don't plop the wontons into the hot oil.

Cover the cooking wontons with a splash guard. In a fry pan, cooking with oil in this way gets very messy. The floor around the stove top will even get oily. This is where a deep-frier comes in handy. All the splashing and mess is contained. However, if you don't have one, make do with what you've got.

Using the splash guard to protect yourself from spitting oil. Quickly turn the cooking wontons using tongs. 

Cook until golden brown.

Remove quickly from the hot oil.

Lay on paper towel to drain oil. Plate and serve immediately with dipping sauces. Great with cucumbers and radishes as a side.

Wonton Soup

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in pan.

Add 2 cups chopped veggies. In this picture, I'm using a blend of shredded kale, broccoli, carrots, and cabbage.

Stir fry the veggie combo.

Turn the heat to low and cover the pan to sweat the veggie mix until tender. I can see I need a new lid. I've had this one for a long time!

Meanwhile, prepare your broth in a pot. I often make my own bone broth, but in this case I used store bought. It's inexpensive, convenient and has a long shelf life.

Bring broth to a gentle boil.

Place wontons into broth and simmer for about 5 minutes or until the wontons are cooked.

The wonton noodle will appear well shrivelled when it is ready.

The veggies will be wilted, but not overcooked.

Spoon veggies into serving bowl.

Add the cooked wontons.

Pour the hot broth over the mixture.

Garnish with tamari and minced green onion or Chinese parsley.

Cooked prawns are often enjoyed in wonton soup for an added pleasure.

Chinese New Year is coming up on February 12, 2021. Prepare your wontons now and celebrate with a culinary delight that you made yourself. One more recipe is coming soon. It's a way to enjoy those pork meatballs I made alongside the wontons. It's delicious, as well as healthy and nutritious.

​That's it for now. Have the BEST day!