Pork Wontons
Easy prep meal that you can freeze and have anytime of the day.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Sichuan Peppercorn
- 2 green onion stalks
- 2 bay leaves
- ¾ cup water
- 3 green onion
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp heated oil
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp chicken powder
- 2 packs 200g wonton wrappers
Soup base for 2
- 2 handful green onions
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
Make the seasoning water
- Boil water. Put green onion stalks, sichuan peppercorn, bay leaf into a measuring cup. save the greens to be cut and put into the fillings.
- Once water is boiled, pour 350 ml water into measuring cup with all the spices, steep for 5 minutes
Pork filling
- chop 3 green onions plus the greens left over from the seasoning water and set aside
- Put the ground pork into a mixing bowl with green onions , pour the spiced water little by little. Use a fork or chopstick to mix by moving in one direction (i.e. clockwise or counterclockwise). Mix until all the water is mixed in.
- add soy sauce, salt and chicken powder into the ground pork
- Pour the oil into a small pot, heat on medium heat until it starts to have small bubbles. Take it off the heat and pour onto the pork mixture, stir quickly.
- Put the pork mixture into the fridge for 30 min before taking it out to use
Version 1 Folding method
- Put the wonton into the middle of the wonton skin, put some water along the sides of the skin
- Fold the wonton skin in half by folding the 2 diagonal corner together to form a triangle
- Then crease one side of triangle towards the center tip of the triangle
- Repeat on the other side
Version 2 Folding method
- Put some filling on one end of the wonton wrapper
- Put some water on the sides and the edge closest to you
- Fold the wonton width wise
- Then fold it again
- Put some water on either ends and pinch it
- Then rotate the ends and pinch them together
- Place the wontons onto a floured baking sheet
How to cook wontons
- In a bowl, put some seaweed (optional), green onions, 2 tsp of soy sauce, 1tsp of sesame oil, set aside
- In a large pot, boil some water, as the water comes to boil, put the wonton into the pot
- use a ladle to stir around so the wontons won't stick to the bottom
- Once it boils again, add some water and wait for it to boil
- Once it boils, repeat the last step one more time. The next time it boils you can take the wontons out.
Notes
The version 2 shape represent a traditional gold nugget that are traditionally symbolizes good fortune.