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Vegetable Fried Wontons

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35 minutes
16-20 pieces
Intermediate
Since making our pork flower dumplings a couple weeks ago, those leftover wonton wrappers have just been calling out to us. “Please use me, for the love of god please use me!” could be heard every time we opened the refrigerator door. These exclamations probably rang so clear because there they were, right there on the top shelf on the side of the fridge door. Not hidden way in the back or in one of the drawers or lost under a pile of stuff. Right there on the side of the door. So, being that the refrigerator door is opened multiple times a day, we caved. This time, we went veggie. We minced up some sturdy vegetables like jicama, carrot, and celery, gave them a soak in a savory sauce, and then deep fried them to get a crunchy golden exterior. The really neat thing is that they are more flavorful than almost any meat dumpling I’ve had! Some cinnamon sprinkled on top adds a nice final touch and helps round out the sweet, savory inside with a bit of fragrant spice on the outside.
Vegetable Fried Wontons

Total Steps

11

Ingredients

15

Tools Needed

5

Ingredients

  • 1 scallion scallion, minced
  • 1/4 cup jicama, minced
  • 1/4 cup carrot, minced
  • 1/4 cup celery, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine
  • 2 tablespoons chicken broth
  • 16-20 wrappers wonton wrappers
  • oil canola oil
  • pinch cinnamon
  • sauce sweet and sour sauce

Instructions

1

Step 1

Place the minced scallions, jicama, carrot, celery, ginger, and garlic in a medium-sized bowl.

2

Step 2

In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, rice wine, and chicken broth.

3

Step 3

Pour the liquid mixture over the vegetables in the medium bowl.

4

Step 4

30 minutes

Let the vegetable mixture sit for at least 30 minutes to marinate.

5

Step 5

Take one wonton wrapper and place it in the palm of your hand.

6

Step 6

Place ½ tablespoon of the marinated vegetable mixture in the middle of the wrapper.

7

Step 7

Dab water around two adjacent sides of the wrapper, then bring up the other two sides to form a triangle, sealing the edges.

8

Step 8

Place canola oil in a small pot and heat it to a temperature of 325-350 degrees Fahrenheit.

9

Step 9

5-8 minutes

Fry 4-5 wontons at a time until they are golden brown, which should take about 5-8 minutes per batch.

10

Step 10

Once fried, place the wontons on paper towels to drain excess oil, then proceed to fry another batch until all wontons are cooked.

11

Step 11

Sprinkle cinnamon on the fried wontons, and then serve immediately with sweet and sour sauce.

Tools & Equipment

medium-sized bowl
small bowl
whisk
small pot
paper towels

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