It all started with 300g of leftover pork mince and a packet of round dumpling wrappers in my fridge. I made a decision to make some dumplings out of them.
Then came the next decision: "What shape should I make them into?" I thought let's have some fun and I decided to make them into wonton instead of into the typical dumpling shape.
I spent an hour wrapping them into nice little parcels. I love folding them while reminiscing the old times wrapping endless pieces of wontons with my mum and my aunts when I was little.
Then came another decision I needed to make: soup or deep-fry? These round dumpling wrappers are slightly thicker than the square wonton wrappers. When you deep-fry them, they will give you a slightly thicker and more chewy texture than the thin and crispy texture you get from deep-frying the wonton wrappers. I love dumplings in soup but Mr J and Miss C prefer deep-fried. The final decision was made: deep-fry.
Now to the ingredients for the filling. This is the base recipe that I always use for dumplings, wontons or even pan-fried pork buns. It's very versatile. You can replace 1/2 of the pork mince with prawns. Replace the green onions with garlic chives. Add wood ear mushrooms or water chestnuts for some crunch or even add some wong bok to make the kids eat some greens.
Dumplings / Wantons Recipes
Makes 50
Ingredients
50 round dumpling wrappers or square wonton wrappers
Fillings:
300 g pork mince (or 150 g pork mince and 150 g chopped or minced prawns)
2 tbsp chopped green onions (or garlic chives)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp shaoxing wine
1/4 tsp white pepper
wong bok, water chestnuts, wood ear mushrooms (optional)
Method
- To make fillings: Mix all ingredients until well combined.
- To shape wonton / dumpling: Place 1 tsp of filling in the centre of the wrapper.
- Wet the wrapper edge with water and fold the wrapper into half and seal well. Make sure you expel all the air.
- wet both end of the tips with water. Fold and press them together.
- Continue to make the dumplings / wontons. They are suitable for freezing.
- You can deep fry them and serve with sweet chilli sauce or make short soup with some Asian greens.
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57 comments:
looks great Ellie!
I like how your pleating formed a perfect disc to scoop up the dipping chilli sauce :)
Im lazy usually i just steam them pan fried, but i definitely wont say no to deep fry... oh my crunchyness!
Fried, golden deliciousness is good! Hey Ellie, your dumplings all look so perfectly formed-pretty. I made something like this today too, but I stuffed mine with tofu. I felt guilty for deep frying, but it was so good. Yours look even better than mine did with that pork center-yum!
You are a pro, they are all perfect.
I'm a fan of steaming, so delicious
I reallyyyy wish I had a bowl of those just sitting here on my desk for me to munch on right now!!
aw love that pic of all the round dumplings waiting to be fried! i like them fried too but i uh like dunking them in soup..
Thank god i'm reading this while having lunch. Chestnuts in dumplings are just so good. :) But hawkers rarely put them in these days. A bit too costly and they don't last.
My parents and sister were at the same spot just a week before the massacre happened. I still shudder at that thought.
Great work with the wantons. You are super neat.
I love the shape of them Ellie!
I'm craving wontons now...... fried or soup.. or both!! Think I'll be making them soon =D great pictures!
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look great, for me, I need to deep fried it too, you know kids always prefer deep fried foods.
Pretty golden nuggets of delightfulness.
So perfectly done Ellie! I swear if you didn't live in another state, I'd be over (uninvited :P) more than a few times a week.
These are so perfectly made- beautiful dumplings! I love them either deep fried or in soup. Thanks!
yummy-licious, ellie! gimme a deep fried wanton anytime....
Ellie, your wontons look really cute.The uncooked ones look so plump and prosperous. I usually fold my wonton into a chinese nugget shape... somewhat similar to what you do here but with the central lump 'inside the boat'... Will try folding it this way the next time.
You've made a string of excellent decisions there, Ellie! The fried dumplings actually remind me of fortune cookies, too.
Amazing! I've never dared try and make these because they look so hard. But I guess I better because they look that amazing :)
Ellie, the golden crisp deep-fried dumplings are sooooo beautiful.
I really like yours decisions :) I invite you for polish pierogi on my blog, because these`re kind of dumplings too :)
Have a nice time!
Paula
Your folding is perfect, and I love how the little lip of them hold the sauce so well. I'm glad you fried them, I can feel the crunch from here :)
Wow your wantons are picture perfect Ellie! Beautiful!
Magnificent! Those dumplings look sinfully good!
Cheers,
Rosa
those are perfect. they look like little flying saucers
Ellie you always make everything seem so elegant, even the most simple things. I love fried dumplings, paired with sweet chilli sauce- winner.
Oh wow these look so good, I bet they were great fun to make as well :).
I looooove fried dumplings dipped in sweet chilli sauce, and I love how your dumplings are perfectly shaped Ellie! I can probably have a dozen or so of these - easy!
Look at these perfect little crescents.... I love making these things and glad your fried them. The texture is so much better. I like the crunch. They look Absolutely yummy!
Ellie, this is pure deep fried goodness!
i love how picture perfect each wonton is!
great tasty recipe!
Ellie how in the world did you manage to to make them all look the same. You are great pro. so perfect ! thanks for sharing the recipe . I wish I could make them neat and nice. As usual great photography ! :)
So easy and so delicious. Such beautiful little golden treasures!
Your wantans are so neat! I made wantan the other day too, but we made soup, and I had "help" from the kids, so the end-result wasn't as photogenic :)
So beautifully wrapped. Look just like tortellini. I too made some fried wantons yesterday but they look nothing like yours. Lazy me just fold in triangle shape.
You make very lovely dumplings and they are all so evenly done!
such hard work all to be devoured in minutes!!!
thank you for sharing this Ellie. I cant wait to try this out.
Ellie, your dumplings look so cute...like winter hats before cooking and straw hats after frying :D I love them, too, especially dipped in chili sauce.
Oh yum! Sudden craving for fried wantons, stat!! :)
Thank you very much for this demo, Ellie. :-) I've wanted to make these for a long time but now I'm not afraid of messing them up. :-)
These look so great! My mom and I make dumplings together and it is fun to sit and talk will folding them. She is way faster then I am but it is good bonding time.
I like to wrap my dumplings this way too! They look so cute!
Wow! Your dumplings look really great! I like the way you wrap up those gems!
Yummm, I think I would be popping these in my mouth like chips! This reminds me of helping in the kitchen with my Mum too!
Goodness, each and every wonton looks so perfect! Mini space-ships! Can they fly to me please? :p
Picture perfect! You're so brave to deep fry at home. I try avoid the mess and clean up, but this is inspirational.
Ellie, these look so yummy and worst still it's my lunch time and I haven't eaten yet. Your folding technique is absolutely neat and tight! I have to give this a try .. love the crunch too!
Those wontons look amazing. I reckon I could eat about 100 of them!
These look so perfect! I like my dumplings steamed, like you... but I will never say no to any form of dumpling - fried or otherwise :)
Your dumplings all look the same and so perfect! How did you do that! Whenever I pleat my dumplings, they all look so sad and misshapen :( I think I need a tutorial from you! ;)
What pretty little dumplings! Fried always beats soup! I love thr crunch and then the filling and the sweet sticky sauce all in one mouthful.
these dumpings look great and scrumptious to me congrats ellie!!pierre
What little cuties these are. I'd love to make some veggie versions. You always introduce me to awesome ideas, Ellie. Thanks!
Did you make the wrappers or they are store bought?
They look very different from the ones we get here..
@ zmm: The wrappers are store bought. They are Shanghai dumpling wrappers.
I love the shape you did, mine does not stay in frying. I need to re-learn how to apply water or closing properly! Looks so yummy!
Up until the last photo, these looked to me like bite-sized dumplings. The kind of size that you could pop a few of them in your mouth at once.
Would have been cool if they were that small but these look great all the same.
Love the technique with the wrapping. They look so neat and uniform :)
These look so good, Ellie! I wish I had a few :)
I could eat a dozen of these......Ellie. I love the crisp wrappers
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