Clam Wonton Triangles With Dipping Sauce Recipes

CLAM WONTON TRIANGLES WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, clams, green onion, soy sauce, sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of the ginger.
• Unwrap wonton skins and place 1 teaspoon of mixture in the center of each skin.
• Moisten edges with water.
• Fold skin in half to form triangle, pressing edges together to seal.
• Arrange triangles on a greased baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, to make dipping sauce combine remaining 1 teapoon of ginger, jam, hot mustard, and honey and mix well.
• Serve wontons hot with dipping sauce.

SICHUANESE WONTONS IN CHILLI OIL SAUCE (HONG YOU CHAO SHOU)

Steps:

• Crush the ginger with the flat of a cleaver or a rolling pin and put it in a cup with just enough cold water to cover. Place the pork, egg, Shaoxing wine and sesame oil in a bowl with 1 1/2 tsp of the ginger water and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Mix in the stock, 1 tbsp at a time. Finally, add the spring onion greens.
• Fill a small bowl with cold water. Take a wonton wrapper and lay it flat in one hand. Use a table knife or a small spatula to press about 1 tsp of the pork mixture into the center of the wrapper. Dip a finger into the cold water, run it around the edges of the wrapper and fold it diagonally in half. Press the edges tightly together and lay on a flour-dusted tray or large plate.
• Bring a large pan of water to a boil over a high heat. While you are waiting for the water to boil, prepare three or four serving bowls. In each bowl, place 1 tbsp sweet aromatic soy sauce (or 1 tbsp tamari soy sauce and 1/2 tsp sugar), 1 1/2 tbsp chilli oil with sediment and 1/2-1 heaped tsp of crushed garlic to taste.
• When the water has come to a boil, drop in the wontons. Stir gently to make sure they do not stick together. When the water returns to a rolling boil, pour in a small cup of cold water to calm it down. Repeat this one more time. When the water has come to a boil for the third time, the wontons should be cooked through (cut one open to make sure). Remove the wontons with a slotted spoon, drain well, and divide between the prepared serving bowls. Scatter each bowl with some of the spring onion greens. Serve immediately, stirring everything together before digging in.