Pork and lemongrass fried wontons
- 09.03.2017
- 1 242
Turn this into dinner and serve with a salad of shredded cabbage, carrot matchsticks, thinly sliced red onion and cucumber ribbons.
Recipe «Pork and lemongrass fried wontons» 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: 350g Coles Australian Pork Mince, 2 tsp lemongrass paste, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 tsp ginger, finely grated, 2 tsp salt-reduced soy sauce , 1/4 cup drained water chestnuts, finely chopped, 30 wonton wrappers, 1/4 cup salt-reduced soy sauce, extra , 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 1 birdseye chilli , thinly sliced, 1 spring onion, thinly sliced, 1 tbsp peanut oil.
Ingredients:
- 350g Coles Australian Pork Mince
- 2 tsp lemongrass paste
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tsp ginger, finely grated
- 2 tsp salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1/4 cup drained water chestnuts, finely chopped
- 30 wonton wrappers
- 1/4 cup salt-reduced soy sauce, extra
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 birdseye chilli , thinly sliced
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
Instructions
- Combine the mince, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and water chestnuts in a medium bowl.
- Place 1 wonton wrapper on a clean work surface. Spoon 1 heaped tsp of mince mixture onto centre of wrapper. Brush the edges with a little water. Fold 1 corner over diagonally to the opposite corner to make a triangle. Press to seal. Bring the opposite 2 corners to meet the triangle point. Press to seal. Repeat with remaining mince mixture and wrappers.
- Combine the extra soy sauce, vinegar, chilli, if desired, and half the spring onion in a bowl.
- Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over high heat until just smoking. Remove from heat. Arrange half the wontons over the base of the frying pan. Cook over high heat for 2 mins or until the bases are golden. Pour 1/3 cup (80ml) water evenly over the wontons. Cook, covered, for 3-4 mins or until wontons are cooked through and water evaporates. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining oil, wontons and another 1/3 cup (80ml) water.
- Place the wontons on a serving platter and sprinkle with remaining spring onion. Serve with the soy sauce mixture for dipping.