How to make pork and shrimp wontons

Simple and easy to learn dishes are the motivation for modern people to cook. The pork and shrimp wontons not only satisfy the taste of the general public, but also meet the time requirements and do not require long waiting. Paired with fragrant white rice and a bowl of soup, this is how you truly enjoy life.

1. Prepare the ingredients. Remove the head and tail of the shrimps you bought, peel off the shells and make shrimp meat. Remove the black intestines on the belly and back, wash and drain them for later use.

2. Wash the vegetables and boil a pot of water while washing them (this saves time)

3. After the water boils, add the vegetables (I did it in two batches because I was afraid there wouldn’t be enough space for the vegetables), and press them down with a spatula. After the vegetables at the bottom turn green, use a spatula to flip them over, turning the top ones to the bottom and the bottom ones to the top. When all the vegetables turn green (the water in the pot is almost boiling), take them out and put them into the vegetable basket.

4. Rinse the vegetables with cold water immediately, turning them over while rinsing. After the vegetables have cooled completely, set them aside to drain. (Use the same method to process the other half of the vegetables). Then marinate the drained shrimps with a little salt, cooking wine and cornstarch.

5. Squeeze out the water from the vegetables (not too wet, as you will need cooking wine and soy sauce for the filling). If there is a large amount of vegetables, you can process them in several batches. Then chop a piece of ginger into minced ginger. spare.

6. Chop the vegetables into small pieces and put them into a bowl. Then add the minced ginger, chopped shrimp, minced meat and eggs into the bowl. Add cooking wine, salt, dark soy sauce and fresh soy sauce. Put on disposable film gloves and knead it like you would knead dough.

7. Start making wontons. Take a piece of wonton wrapper and place it on the palm of your hand (the wonton wrapper here is trapezoidal), put the short side in front, and put an appropriate amount of stuffing in the middle. Bring the short side together with the long side, leaving a distance of about 1 cm. Then, with your thumbs on top and index fingers on the bottom, pinch the two corners together with the palms facing each other to align them in the middle. Gently pinch them to bring the two corners together. (If it doesn't stick, you can dip it in water)

8. Finally, cook the wontons. By the way, let me also tell you the steps of cooking wontons. Boil a pot of water, and when the water boils, put the wontons in (not too many wontons, as there should be plenty of water). Immediately after putting the wontons in the pot, use the back of a spatula to push them upwards along the edge of the pot to prevent the wontons from sticking to the pot. Then cover the pot and bring to a boil, then push again with a spatula. Cover with lid and continue cooking to prevent overflow. You can also switch to medium heat. Cook until all the wontons float on the water and serve.

9. Use a slotted spoon to serve. You can eat it with or without soup according to your preference.

The recipe for pork and shrimp wontons is extremely simple. You can try making it at home. It is even more delicious when paired with broth and you can enjoy the beauty of life.