Fried Wontons Recipe

Ingredients:

250gm ground chicken or turkey

150gm shrimp, chopped into small pieces

3 water chestnut, peeled and chopped into tiny pieces, (optional)

½ carrot chopped into small pieces

2 stalk scallion/spring onions, chopped

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon fish sauce or soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon sugar

3 dashes white pepper powder

Salt to taste

1 pack wonton wrappers

Water/egg white, for sealing

Oil, for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl, mix the ground pork, shrimp, water chestnut, scallion, sesame oil, fish sauce/soy sauce, sugar, pepper and salt together. Stir to combine well to form a sticky filling.

To wrap the wontons, lay a piece of the wonton wrapper on your palm and add 1/2 tablespoon of the filling in the middle of the wrapper. Dip your index finger into the sealing water and trace it on the outer edges of the wonton wrapper.