Deep-Fried Wontons

Name: Deep-Fried Wontons
Yield: Makes 16 wontons
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp light soy sauce; 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame oil; 300 g/11 oz/1½ cups minced/ground pork; chilli dipping sauce or plum sauce, to serve; chilli dipping sauce or plum sauce, to serve; vegetable oil for deep-frying; 16 wonton wrappers; 15 ml/1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 15 ml/1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
16
wontons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

These are a close cousin of shao mai (pork dumplings). They have much the same ingredients but are fried rather than steamed. Crisp on the outside, with a tender filling, it may be an idea to make double the quantity.

Ingredients

300 g/11 oz/1½ cups minced/ground pork
15

Asia
China
Starter

Method

Put the pork in a bowl. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, ground black pepper and cornflour. Mix well.
Place about 5 ml/1 tsp of the mixture in the centre of a wonton wrapp