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For the dipping sauce

Nutrition: per wanton

  • kcal36
  • fat1g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs5g
  • sugars1g
  • fibre1g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.46g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix together the pork, prawns, spring onions, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, oil and water chestnuts.

  • step 2

    Peel off a wonton wrapper and, with a pastry brush, lightly brush round the outside with cold water. Place 1 tsp of mixture in the centre and scrunch up into a pouch, squeezing to seal. Do not overfill. Repeat until you have around 35-40. (These can be chilled for up to 1 hr on a tray lined with baking parchment.)

  • step 3

    For the sauce, mix together the soy sauce, sherry and ginger in a small bowl. To steam, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Line a bamboo or metal steaming basket with lettuce leaves to fit.

  • step 4

    Arrange half the pouches in the basket (without them touching), cover and steam for 5 mins. Remove with tongs to a platter and steam the rest – check the water level. Serve, sprinkled with spring onion or sesame seeds, with the bowl of sauce.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2005

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Trine Friis

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

These are wonderful. I like to cook them in a bamboo steamer before adding them to a wonton soup with garlic, ginger, shiitake and pak choi.

emmarussell

These are fantastic! They taste just like they do in restaurants, even the dipping sauce! We used shaosing wine instead of dry sherry as we already had a bottle. Can't wait to have these again.

eclectikat

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

These were fantastic! I swapped minced turkey for the pork and added a teaspoon of Chinese five spice to the mix. Couldn't find wonton wrappers so made my own which is easier than you'd think, got the recipe from about.com. Also didn't have lettuce leaves so hubby came up with the idea of steaming…

honeybunee82

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I love these! I make loads of them and keep them in the freezer uncooked in bags of 5 or 6. Then when I need some I just take them out and boil them (I find them still a bit too chewy when steamed). I like to add them to hot and sour soup to make it more filling.

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