Chinese, Starter Lactose Free Nut Free

Crispy Pork and Prawn Wontons

Serves 4

Ingredients

Method

225 g. Minced Pork
120 g. Tiger Prawns (Raw Shelled and Deveined )
3 Onions (Spring Onions Finely Sliced)
2 tsp. Soy Sauce (Light)
½ tsp. Sesame Oil
1 tsp. Salt (Kosher)
¼ tsp. Pepper (Ground, White)
1 tsp. Cornflour
30 Wonton Wrappers
1 l. Vegetable Oil

Prepare the tiger prawns by chopping them into small pieces and add them to a bowl together with the minced pork, spring onions, sesame oil, soy sauce, cornflour and salt and pepper. Mix vigourously.

Put some water in a small bowl next to the wonton wrappers. Place the wonton wrappers under a damp cloth to stop them going dry and place one on your work surface flour side up point facing north and put a teaspoon of mixture into the centre, wet the edges of the wonton with the water and fold the wonton into a triangle. press the edges down to make sure they stick together and push any air out, wet the two widest points of the triangle and bring together in a tortellini shape. Place on a floured baking sheet and continue until all the wontons are made.

Place the oil in a large heavy based saucepan and heat to 325ºF / 165ºC . Once hot drop the wontons into the oil a batch at a time and cook until golden. Flipping them over to cook evenly on both sides. Keep warm whilst cooking the rest. Serve with some leaves and a dipping sauce, plum or sweet chilli works well.