Fried pork and spring onion wontons

Loaded with pork and spring onion, these delicious wontons are the perfect dish for entertaining.

Fried Pork & Spring Onion Wontons. First, make the filling. Place mince, coriander, spring onion, soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, garlic and lemongrass paste in a bowl. Mix well to combine. Season with white pepper. Here's how to shape the wontons. Take a wonton wrapper and top it with a teaspoonful of mince mixture. Brush a little water

around the edges. Starting with opposite corners of the wrapper, bring all the corners together to enclose the filling. Then pinch together in the centre to seal. Continue filling and shaping the wonton wrappers to make 40 wontons. For the spring onion dipping sauce, place the spring onion, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and oil in a small bowl and whisk to combine.

To fry the wontons, heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully arrange the wontons over the base. Cook over high heat for two minutes or until the bases of the wontons are golden. Pour a quarter of a cup of water evenly over the wontons. Cover the pan and cool for three to four minutes or until the wontons are cooked through and the water evaporates.

Transfer the wontons to a serving plate. Serve immediately with spring onion dipping sauce. There you have it - delicious fried pork and spring onion wontons to share. For more party food ideas, head to our 'Easy Entertaining' playlist here.

Fried pork and spring onion wontons
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Makes

40

Prep

30m

Cooking

10m

Ingredients

  • 350g Coles Australian Pork Mince
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped coriander
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 2 tsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
  • 2 tsp finely grated ginger
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 tsp lemongrass paste
  • Pinch of ground white pepper
  • 40 wonton wrappers
  • 1 tbs peanut oil

Spring onion dipping sauce

  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp finely grated ginger
  • 2 tbs salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 2 tbs rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Method

STEP 1

Combine mince, coriander, spring onion, soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, garlic and lemongrass paste in a bowl. Season with white pepper.

STEP 2

Place 1 wonton wrapper on a clean work surface. Top with 1 tsp of mince mixture. Brush edges with a little water. Bring the corners together to enclose the filling and pinch the centre to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and mince mixture.

STEP 3

To make the spring onion dipping sauce, combine the spring onion, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and oil in a small bowl.

STEP 4

Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat until just smoking. Remove from heat. Arrange wontons over the base of the frying pan. Cook over high heat for 2 mins or until the bases are golden. Pour 1/4 cup (60ml) water evenly over wontons. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins or until the wontons are cooked through and water evaporates. Transfer the wontons to a serving plate.

Serve with spring onion dipping sauce.

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