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A steaming bowl of wontons, garnished with ground Sichuan chili powder, a dark soy-sauce based sauce and red chili oil, presented in a white bowl on a marble table, viewed from a side angle.

Spicy Wontons

Slippery wontons with an aromatic pork filling drizzled with a thick chili oil based sauce that is garlicky, tangy, savory, spicy, and subtly sweet.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 4 Servings

Equipment

  • 2 Sauce Pans
  • 2 Knives or 1 Food Processor

Ingredients
 

Sauce (1 cup)

  • 2 large cloves garlic peeled, grated
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 5 tbsp homemade chilli oil

Wontons (40-50 pieces)

  • 1 package Hong Kong style wonton wrappers
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp finely ground white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

Topping

  • 1 tsp ground Sichuan pepper powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Sauce | In a bowl mix the garlic, sugar, sesame oil, sweet soy sauce. Then add in the chili oil and set aside.
  • Filling | Fill a pot 3/4 full with water and set it over the stove on high heat.
    Add the ground pork in a bowl along with the ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, white pepper, and sea salt. Mix until evenly distributed.
  • Wontons | Place a wonton wrapper in front of you. Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of the filling in the middle of the wrapper.
    Moisten all four edges of the wrapper with a little water.
    Fold the bottom half of the wrapper up to meet the top half, creating a triangle. Press gently around the edges to seal.
    Dab the bottom edge of the wonton with a little water, then bring the sharp corners together, overlapping them. Pinch and press to seal.
    Repeat this process for as many wontons as you will be serving.
  • Assemble | Place the wontons in the boiling water, but make sure to cook no more than 10 at a time. Immediately stir gently to prevent sticking. Cook for 3 mins, then transfer them to each serving bowl.
    Drizzle with the chili oil sauce and ground Sichuan pepper powder.
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