This fried wonton recipe yields delicious wonton or wantan dumplings filled with minced pork, mushrooms, and other savory seasonings. They are then fried until golden and crispy. In short, a guaranteed hit for an authentic Chinese appetizer!
How to Make Fried Wontons?
It’s surprisingly easy and fun to make your own wontons. Prepare the filling by mixing ground pork, minced mushrooms, chopped green onions, light soy sauce, cornstarch, and a few condiments.
Once everything is well mixed, place a spoonful of filling in the center of a square wonton wrapper. Fold the wonton and set it aside. Repeat the process with the remaining filling and wrappers. After a quick bath in boiling oil, the wontons will become golden and deliciously crispy. Serve immediately with dipping sauce and enjoy!
Tips for Successful Fried Wontons
- You can fold the wontons as you like. You can use the photos as a guide, but you can also simply fold the wrapper to create a sort of triangle shape if it’s easier.
- The dumplings can be filled up to a day before intended use.
- Make sure to use a frying thermometer to ensure your oil is at the right temperature. If the oil is too hot, the wontons may burn. If the oil is too cold, the wontons will absorb more grease and have a heavier texture. It’s disgustingly greasy
- I like to serve my wontons with homemade sweet chili sauce for dipping. You can also use sweet and sour sauce or any other Asian-style sauce you like. (It’s not Chinese, but I have a soft spot for nem sauce)
- These wontons taste best freshly prepared, but you can store leftovers in the fridge, then “reheat” them in the oven until crispy.
How to Fold a Wonton?
To fold a wonton, place the wrapper on a flat surface, like a diamond with one point facing you and one point facing away. Place about 3/4 teaspoon of filling in the center of the wrapper. Dip a finger in water and trace an outline on the edge of the upper half of the square.
Fold the wrapper away from you so that it forms a triangle with the points facing you and the long side towards you.
Press the upper sides of the triangle facing you together to fuse them. You now have a sealed triangle facing you. Congratulations, 50 more to go.
Next, using both hands, fold the points of the triangle towards you using your thumbs to slightly push in the pocket. Put a drop of water on one of the folding points of the wonton and press the two points together. You will create a ring shape from the folded triangle.
Can You Fry Frozen Wontons?
Like frozen gyoza, I don’t recommend frying frozen wontons. If you want to store uncooked wontons in the freezer and fry them later, make sure they are fully thawed in the fridge before cooking. Pat them dry with a paper towel before frying to ensure there’s no excess water.
Fried Wontons
Equipment
- 1 Asian fried food
Ingredients
- 450 g ground pork
- 20 g of finely sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 20 g of finely chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 12 square wonton wrappers
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together (except the wrappers and frying oil, obviously)
- Place a wonton wrapper on a flat surface. Keep the remaining wrappers covered so they don’t dry out.
- Brush water on the two edges of the wonton wrapper farthest from you.
- Place 3/4 teaspoon of the pork mixture in the center of the wrapper.
- Fold the wrapper into a triangle, then bring the two bottom corners together to form a “purse”. Use a little water to “stick” the bottom corners together.
- Repeat the process with the remaining wrappers and filling.
- Heat 8 cm of oil in a pot to 190 degrees
- Fry 6 to 8 wontons at a time for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and repeat with the remaining wontons.
- Serve immediately, accompanied by sweet chili sauce
Wasn’t convinced the cornstarch and mushrooms belonged in a pork filling, but after frying a batch at 190°C they came out crazy crisp with a juicy center and I’m officially converted 😊
So quick and easy to put together even when I was exhausted after work and short on time, and they still came out perfectly golden and crispy. This is going straight into my weeknight rotation 🙂
Served these fried wontons at a dinner with friends and they disappeared in minutes, so crispy and flavorful with the sweet chili sauce 😋. Everyone kept complimenting them and two guests asked me to send the recipe before they even left.
Never made wontons before and honestly thought I’d mess up the folding, but your steps were so clear and they came out golden and crispy on the first try 😊 Feeling oddly proud that they didn’t turn greasy, and the sweet chili dip was perfect.