Pastel Chines Won Tong Recipes

EASY CHINESE WONTONS

Steps:

• Mix pork, green onions, garlic, wok oil, soy sauce, salt together. (adjust amounts to personal taste).
• Wet edges of each wonton wrapper and place a spoonful of the pork mixture in the center. (work one at a time).
• Heat the oil for cooking to at least 350 degrees. (To see if the oil is ready, drop a wonton in and if it starts to bubble you are set to go!).
• Fry to golden brown.
• Serve with dipping sauces. (Sweet and Sour, duck sauce or Hot mustard).

PASTEL CHINES WON TONG

Steps:

• Misture a farinha, ovos, água e um pouco de sal. Sove bem a massa até que esteja com uma consistência boa e bem ligada. Deixe descansar por 10 minutos. Estique a massa com um rolo o mais fino possível. Corte em quadrados de 5cm de largura. Frite a carne no óleo, adicione o sal, a pimenta e a cebolinha. Mexa bem até que a mistura tenha uma consistência firme. Coloque 1 colher de chá no centro de cada quadrado da massa, aperte como uma trouxinha e frite em óleo bem quente. Escorra bem e sirva em seguida.

CHINESE WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine pork, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and vegetables in a bowl.
• Separate wonton skins.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center of the wonton.
• Brush water on 2 borders of the skin, covering 1/4 inch from the edge.
• Fold skin over to form a triangle, sealing edges.
• Pinch the two long outside points together.
• Heat oil to 450 degrees and fry 4 to 5 at a time until golden.
• Drain and serve with sauce.

SPICY WON TONS WITH CHILE OIL

Steps:

• Make the chile oil: Snip any stems off the chiles and discard any exposed seeds. Heat a wok or large skillet over low. Add 1/2 teaspoon oil and the chiles and cook, stirring constantly, until the chiles are fragrant, toasted and slightly darkened, about 3 minutes. Transfer the chiles immediately to a large plate and let cool completely.
• Add the cooled chiles to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped into small pieces. Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl. Add the remaining oil to the wok or skillet and heat over medium-high until shimmering and smoking, then immediately turn off the heat and let cool 3 minutes. Pour the warm oil over the chiles, stir to combine, then let cool 2 hours or up to overnight. (You'll have a generous 1/2 cup. Chile oil will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 2 months.)
• At least a couple hours before you plan to make the won tons, prepare the chile-oil sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together all the sauce ingredients to combine (makes about 3/4 cup). Add more chile oil to taste. Set aside. (Chile-oil sauce is best prepared at least a few hours in advance, and will keep a few weeks refrigerated in a covered container.)
• Prepare the filling: Put all the ingredients except the chicken stock in a medium bowl and mix well. Add the stock 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring in a circular motion until incorporated before adding the next spoonful.
• Assemble the won tons: Fill a small bowl with water and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Working with one won-ton wrapper at a time, place 1 rounded teaspoon of pork filling in the center of the wrapper. Dip your finger in the water and run it around the edges of the wrapper. Lift and fold one corner over the filling toward the opposite corner over to form a triangle, gently pressing the air out as you seal the edges with your fingertip, then dab one of the lower corners with water and fold over to reach the other lower corner, forming a smaller triangle; pinch both corners to seal. Transfer to the parchment paper, and cover loosely with a damp kitchen towel or a sheet of plastic wrap to prevent drying out. Repeat until all the filling is used.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil over high heat. Working in batches to avoid crowding, cook the won tons until they float to the surface, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Divide the won tons among bowls, drizzle with chile-oil sauce and garnish with scallions.

CHICKEN WONTON TACOS

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, carrots, coleslaw dressing, vinegar, soy sauce, and teriyaki together in a bowl; refrigerate until flavors blend, 1 hour to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ground chicken in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add stir-fry sauce, cover skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer.
• Form wonton wrappers into taco shapes and arrange between the cups of an inverted muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture into each wonton taco shell and top with slaw.

WON TON SHANGHAI-STYLE

Steps:

• Bring enough water to the boil in a kettle to cover the chicken. Add the chicken and cook about one minute. Drain thoroughly.
• Put the chicken skin side up in a heavy soup bowl with a lid.
• Cut the ham into wide, thin slices. Cut each slice into rectangles measuring about one-and-one-half by three inches. Arrange the slices slightly overlapping on top of the chicken.
• Scatter the ginger pieces around the chicken. Add the four cups of water, wine and salt.
• Select a large, deep pan in which the soup bowl will fit comfortably or use a steamer with a rack in which the bowl will fit. Cover the soup bowl with a tight-fitting lid or with aluminum foil. If a pan is used, place a wire rack on the bottom.
• Place the bowl on the rack and pour water into the pan or steamer to a depth of about one or two inches. Cover the pan or steamer closely with a lid and bring the water to the boil. Steam the mixture for two hours, replenishing the water as necessary. Remove the chicken.
• Meanwhile, cook the won ton. Drain and add the won ton to the liquid in the soup bowl. Heat thoroughly.
• Combine the chopped scallions or green onions and chopped ginger in a small heat-proof bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in another bowl.
• Heat the two kinds of oil in a wok or skillet. When it starts to smoke, add this immediately to the ginger and scallion or green onion mixture. Add the soy sauce mixture and stir to blend.
• Serve the won ton with equal portions of the soup.
• Let guests serve themselves the chicken, shredding it as desired with chopsticks or forks and dipping it in the sauce.

CRISPY CHINESE NOODLES (RESTAURANT STYLE)

Steps:

• Heat a wok over medium heat until very hot and pour vegetable oil into hot wok. Let oil heat until the surface shimmers. To test heat, lower the tip of a wooden chop stick into the oil; if it bubbles vigorously, oil is heated enough.
• Cut egg roll wrappers into 1-inch strips and gently lay strips into the hot oil, 2 or 3 at a time. When strips start to brown on one side, gently flip over and brown the other side until the strips are crisp and golden brown, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Repeat with remaining egg roll wrappers, working in batches. Remove crisp noodles with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.