Pork and coriander money bags

Recipes / Meat

Crunch down on these pork and coriander money bags, complete with a tangy sweet and sour dipping sauce.

Recipe «Pork and coriander money bags» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 40 fresh garlic chives, 2 sprigs fresh coriander with stem and root attached, 250g pork mince, 1/2 x 227g can water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped, 1 tbsp oyster sauce , 1 tsp grated palm sugar, 1 tsp lemongrass paste, 40 wonton wrappers , Peanut oil, for shallow-frying, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1 tbsp grated palm sugar, 1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 40 fresh garlic chives 
  • 2 sprigs fresh coriander with stem and root attached 
  • 250g pork mince 
  • 1/2 x 227g can water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce 
  • 1 tsp grated palm sugar 
  • 1 tsp lemongrass paste 
  • 40 wonton wrappers 
  • Peanut oil, for shallow-frying 
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 
  • 1 tbsp grated palm sugar 
  • 1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped 

Instructions

  1. Place chives in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Drain immediately. Place in a bowl of cold water. Drain again. Pick leaves from coriander and reserve. Finely chop coriander stem and root. Place in a bowl. Add mince, water chestnuts, oyster sauce, sugar and lemongrass paste. Using your hands, mix to combine.
  2. Place 1 wrapper on a flat surface. Spoon 1 teaspoon mince mixture in centre of wrapper. Brush edge with cold water. Fold up sides to form a sack, pinching to enclose filling. Tie with a chive to secure. Trim chive. Repeat to make 40 money bags.
  3. Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Cook money bags, in 4 batches, turning, for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Drain on paper towel.
  4. Meanwhile, make sweet and sour dipping sauce. Combine fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and chilli in a small jug. Sprinkle money bags with coriander leaves. Serve with dipping sauce.