Spinach And Pork Wontons Recipes

PORK AND SHRIMP WON TONS

Steps:

• Put pork and shrimp in a chilled mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix briefly with chopsticks, wet hands or wooden spoons. Add rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, bean paste, serrano chiles and garlic chives. Mix well to incorporate. Pan-fry a small flat patty in a small amount of oil to check seasoning; taste and adjust. Transfer mixture to a small container, cover and chill at least 30 minutes, or longer if you have time, up to 24 hours.
• To prepare wontons, remove a few wonton skins from package and lay them on dry work surface. Put 1 teaspoon filling in the center of each square skin. Paint edges of square lightly with egg. Gently fold one side over the other, pinching edges together. You should a have a folded rectangle. Now pull the lower corners in toward each other and pinch together to make the traditional curved wonton shape. Place wontons 1 inch apart on a baking sheet or platter. Dust lightly with cornstarch and refrigerate, uncovered, until ready to cook.
• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, put a small handful of spinach leaves and about 2 tablespoons cilantro in each person's deep wide soup bowl. When water is boiling, drop about 10 wontons into pot and cook for 2 minutes. Remove with wire bamboo spider (or a large fine-meshed sieve with a handle) and divide among bowls. Repeat with remaining wontons. Pour about 11/2 cups hot broth over each serving. Drizzle with red pepper oil if desired.

GRANDMA'S CRISPY PORK WONTONS

Steps:

• Mix together the ground pork, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and soy sauce; mix with your hands until well blended.
• Separate the wonton wrappers and lay them out on a clean surface. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the pork mixture into the center of each wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wonton wrappers with beaten egg, fold over the filling to form a triangle, and press together to seal. Place the finished wontons on a baking sheet.
• Heat the canola oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Fry the wontons, about 6 at a time, until they turn golden brown and float to the top, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove, and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

SPINACH AND PORK WONTONS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the spinach, stirring, until wilted; transfer to a colander and squeeze dry. Finely chop the spinach. In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of the soy sauce, the sesame oil, sherry, salt, sugar and white pepper. Mix in the pork, scallion, ginger and spinach. Chill for 10 minutes. Dust a large baking sheet with cornstarch. Arrange 4 wonton wrappers on a work surface, keeping the other wrappers covered with plastic wrap. Brush the edges of the wrappers with water and spoon 1 teaspoon of filling in the center of each. Fold the wrappers diagonally over the filling to form triangles; seal. Bring the two opposite corners of the triangle together; press to seal. Transfer to the baking sheet and cover. Repeat. In a large saucepan of boiling water, simmer the wontons over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. When they float, cook for 3 minutes longer. Drain the wontons well. In a large bowl, combine the remaining soy sauce with the chile oil, peanut oil and garlic. Add the wontons and toss. Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.

SPINACH-AND-PORK WONTONS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the spinach, stirring, until wilted; transfer to a colander and squeeze dry, finely chop the spinach.
• In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of the soy sauce, the sesame oil, sherry, salt, sugar and white pepper.
• Mix in the pork, scallion, ginger and spinach; chill for 10 minutes.
• Dust a large baking sheet with cornstarch.
• Arrange 4 wonton wrappers on a work surface, keeping the othe wrappers covered with plastic wrap.
• Brush the edges of the wrappers with water and spoon 1 teaspoon of filling.
• in the center of each.
• Fold the wrappers diagonally over the filling to form triangles; seal.
• Bring the two opposite corners of the triangle together; press to seal.
• Transfer to the baking sheet and cover.
• Repeat
• In a large saucepan of boiling water, simmer the wontons over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.
• When they float, cook for 3 minutes longer.
• Drain the wontons well.
• In a large bowl, combine the remaining soy sauce with the chile oil, peanut oil and garlic.
• Add the wontons and toss (very carefully!)
• Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.

SPINACH WONTONS

Steps:

• Heat a frying pan and add the sesame seed oil.
• Once hot, add the sliced scallions.
• Crumble the block of tofu over the frying mixture.
• Pour soysauce over it and mix.
• Let that simmer for 5 minutes while you slice the spinach.
• Remove from heat and stir in the spinach.
• Let this cool before continuing to the next step.
• You want the filling to be cool before assembling the wontons.
• Fry in 1/2 inch of vegetable oil.
• 2 minutes on one side, one minute on the other OR until crispy and golden brown.