Homemade Chicken Wontons with Spicy Chili Oil

• porce: 40 servings
• aktivní čas: 45 minutes
• celkový čas: 55 minutes

Ingredience

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of excess fat & roughly diced into large pieces

1 tablespoon cornstarch

2 tablespoons oyster sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon shaoxing wine (see Recipe Notes)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon low-sodium chicken bouillon powder

½ teaspoon granulated sugar

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon ground white pepper

½ ounce dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 minutes & finely diced (approx. 3-4 dried mushrooms, see Recipe Notes)

5 green onions, white part only (reserve greens for serving), halved lengthwise & thinly sliced

one package square wonton wrappers (approx. 50 wrappers)

for serving: spicy hot chili oil (below), soy sauce, white vinegar, thinly sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds, etc.

¼ cup grapeseed oil or high smoke point vegetable oil of choice

2 tablespoons Sichuan chili flakes or crushed red pepper flakes (see Recipe Notes)

2 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

6 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated

Pokyny

Optional: Prepare the spicy hot chili oil: Place the oil in small pot over medium heat. Heat for 3-4 minutes, or until the oil is hot – it’s ready when you can place a wooden chopstick or skewer into the oil & small bubbles form around the chopstick/skewer.

Meanwhile, as the oil heats, place the chili flakes, sugar, salt, & garlic in a wide-mouthed jar or a small ceramic bowl.

Carefully pour the hot oil over the pepper flake mixture. The oil will immediately simmer & cook the aromatics. Set aside to cool. Once cooled completely, seal & store for up to 3 weeks.

Prepare the chicken wonton filling: Place the cubed chicken breast in a food processor. Pulse 30 seconds, or until the chicken is finely chopped into coarse pieces.

To a small bowl, add the cornstarch, oyster sauce, sesame oil, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, bouillon, sugar, salt, & white pepper. Mix to combine well. Pour over the chicken in the food processor. Pulse 5 seconds, until the wet mix is blended into the chicken well. Set aside to marinate for 20 minutes.

To finish the chicken wonton filling, add the chopped mushrooms & green onions to the food processor. Pulse 5-8 seconds, until the veggies are blended into the chicken well. Transfer to a bowl for chicken wonton assembly.

Stuff & fold the chicken wontons: Line a quarter sheet pan with wax paper or parchment paper & place on a work surface alongside the chicken wonton filling & a small bowl of water.

To wrap & fold the chicken wontons, place a rounded teaspoon of the chicken mixture in the center of one of the square wonton wrappers. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle. Situate the triangle such that the top point is facing down & the crease is facing up. Fold the top point to meet the crease, such that both the crease & point are now facing up. Bring the remaining ends together, adding a little tap of water & gently pressing to seal them together. As you do this the first point will pop back out, while still keeping the filling nice & snug, making what mom calls a “hat” on the back of the wonton. The wonton wrapper should be snuggly wrapped around the meat filling, similar to a tortellini but with delicate & fluttery edges.

Set the folded chicken wonton on the prepared baking sheet & repeat chicken wonton assembly until you’ve used all of the remaining chicken mixture. (You may have some leftover wonton wrappers, which you can wrap well & freeze for the next time you make wontons).

Boil the chicken wontons: Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.

Once the water reaches a roaring boil, drop the wontons into the pot one by one – work in batches as needed to avoid overcrowding the pot. Cook 2 minutes, gently stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. At the 2 minute lower the heat to medium. The wontons will begin to float to the top of the pot by the 3-minute mark – cook 1 minute longer, or 4 minutes total, until the wrappers are tender & the chicken filling is cooked through.

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked wontons to a serving bowl.

If needed, bring the water back up to a full boil, then repeat until all of the wontons are cooked.

Serving:

In a small bowl, whisk 2-4 teaspoons spicy hot oil with ¼ cup soy sauce & 2 tablespoons white sugar. Spoon the mixture over the chicken wontons & finish with thinly sliced green onions & toasted sesame seeds as desired. Enjoy immediately. At our house, we most often enjoy chicken wontons alongside an entire spread of other pupus & dim sum, like Mom’s egg rolls, sesame chicken wings, char siu bao, & stir fried noodles, though you can also use the wontons to make an Easy Chicken Wonton Soup. Enjoy!

Výživové údaje

• Velikost porce: 7-8 wontons
• Kalorie: 389
• Celkový tuk: 14.6 g
• Nasycený tuk: 1.8 g
• Trans mastné kyseliny: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 60.3 mg
• Sodík: 753.7 mg
• Celkový obsah sacharidů: 40.5 g
• Vláknina: 1.8 g
• Celkové cukry: 2.7 g
• Bílkoviny: 23.4 g