Shrimp wonton recipe

Wontons are also a kind of pasta with fillings, but compared with traditional pasta, the dough of wontons is thinner, so wontons will taste more delicious. And wontons are similar to dumplings, and different fillings can also be added to the dough. In coastal areas, they tend to prefer adding fresh shrimps into wontons because this can better highlight the delicious taste of wontons. What are the methods of making shrimp wontons?

How to make shrimp wontons

Shrimp Wontons('Required Ingredients')

500 grams of shepherd's purse, 750 grams of pork, 750 grams of shrimp and wontons, and appropriate amounts of sesame oil, salt, eggs, cooking wine, chopped pepper, chopped green onion, and coriander.

('Steps')

1. Wash the shepherd's purse, put it into clean water and bring it to a boil, then turn off the heat, put the shepherd's purse in and immediately rinse it with cold water.

2. Squeeze out some of the water, not all of it, and chop into small pieces.

3. Add an egg, cooking wine, salt, and chicken essence to the minced pork and stir in a clockwise direction until it becomes sticky. Then add chopped green onions and mix well.

4. Pour shepherd's purse into the minced meat, add a little salt and sesame oil, stir evenly, add a little stuffing, put it in a bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds, try the saltiness, and then adjust it.

5. Wash the shrimps with clean water, drain them, add salt and cooking wine and marinate for 1 hour.

6. Take a piece of wrapper, put the filling in first and then add the shrimps, dip some water around the wrapper, close the wrapper and stick it firmly around.

7. After wrapping everything, you can freeze any leftovers in the refrigerator.

8. After the water in the pot boils, add the wontons and cook over high heat. Use a spoon to gently push them to prevent them from sticking to the bottom, until the wontons float up one by one.

9. Dip it in some old vinegar and chopped pepper to make it taste better.

('Tips')

1. In this shepherd's purse and shrimp dumplings, the shepherd's purse is very tender. It should be taken out of the water immediately after being boiled, and the water should not be completely squeezed out, otherwise it will become tough and unpalatable.

2. Dip some water around the wonton wrappers to stick them together so that the soup inside will not leak out.

How to make shrimp wontons

How to make shrimp wontons deal_h3('Required ingredients')

Fresh pork, fresh shrimp, chopped green onion, salt, sugar, pepper, and soy sauce.

('Steps')

1. Take fresh pork (mostly lean meat, with a little fat) and chop it into minced meat. Peel and thread the fresh shrimps and chop them into small pieces. Add a little chopped green onion, pepper, salt, sugar and soy sauce. Stir in one direction with chopsticks and let it sit for about 10 minutes to let the flavor absorb.

2. Prepare a piece of wonton wrapper, put the filling on one corner of the short side, roll the wrapper upwards, and continue to roll the wrapper upwards to form a triangle, and pinch it with your left thumb.

3. Keep your left thumb still, pinch the other corner with your right thumb and index finger, and use the thumbs and index fingers of both hands to lift up the two corners.

4. Rotate it slightly and pinch the two corners together. To prevent them from getting loose, you can dip them in a little boiled water or egg liquid to stick them together.

5. After wrapping all the wontons, put clean water in the pot, bring it to a boil, put in the wontons, and cook until the skin of the wontons becomes transparent and floats on the water, then you can turn off the heat.

6. Pour a little soy sauce, sesame oil and diced pickled mustard tuber into a bowl, add a little soup to dissolve, then add wontons and sprinkle with coriander.

('The Origin of Wonton')

The ancient Chinese believed that this was a sealed bun without seven holes, so they called it "hundun". According to the rules of Chinese character creation, it was later called "wonton". At this point, there is no difference between wontons and dumplings.

Tips for making shrimp wontons

Tips for making shrimp wontons deal_h3('Required ingredients')

Wonton wrapper, pork filling, shrimp, egg, coriander, green onion, pepper, chicken essence, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil.

('Steps')

1. Remove the shells and heads of the fresh shrimps, and peel them into shrimp meat for later use.

2. Chop the pork belly slightly to increase its toughness.

3. Put the shrimps in and chop them up, add chopped green onions, and add an egg to the meat filling.

4. Add salt, pepper, salad oil, chicken essence, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix well.

5. Take some wonton wrappers, put appropriate fillings in the diagonal position, and then fold them inwards twice.

6. Then put the two corners together and apply a little water to prevent them from opening during cooking.

7. Prepare the seasoning soup. I added soy sauce, salt, chicken essence, pepper, sesame oil, broth, and sprinkled some coriander to enhance the flavor.

8. Add the cooked wontons and stir evenly, then it is ready to eat.