Italian Wontons Recipes

CREAM CHEESE WONTONS

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: Mix together the honey, soy sauce, Sriracha, vinegar and sesame oil in a small bowl and set aside.
• For the wontons: In the bowl of a mixer (or you can do it by hand), mix together the cream cheese, Sriracha and green onions until totally combined (scrape the mixer bowl if necessary). In a separate bowl, mix together the egg and 1/2 cup water.
• One at a time, assemble the wontons: Place approximately 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on one corner of a wonton wrapper. Use your finger to "paint" the egg wash all around the edges of the wrapper. Roll the wrapper on a diagonal, starting with the cream cheese corner and stopping when half the wrapper is rolled and the cream cheese mixture is inside. Bring up the 2 ends and use the egg wash to stick them together. Allow the remaining pointed end to naturally tuck backward. (The wontons should resemble tortellini.) As you work, place the assembled wontons under plastic wrap or a light towel to keep them from drying out.
• Heat 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil in a large saucepan or medium skillet until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers just under 350 degrees F. (You don't want the oil too hot or it will burn the wontons! Experiment with a spare sheet of wonton wrappers to check.)
• In batches of 4 or 5 at a time, fry the wontons for 45 seconds to 1 minute, flipping carefully midway through to make sure they brown evenly. Remove them when you think they still could stand to slightly brown a teeny bit more (because they will slightly brown in the seconds after you remove them from the pan!). Drain the wontons on a paper towel. Repeat with the remaining batches.
• It's best to wait 5 to 10 minutes before serving the wontons, as the cream cheese filling can be quite hot. Serve with the dipping sauce.

CRISPY WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine pork, water chestnuts, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger in medium bowl; mix well. Place 1/2 teaspoonful pork mixture in center of each wonton skin. Fold wonton skin over filling to form a triangle. Turn top of triangle down to meet fold. Turn over; moisten 1 corner with water. Overlap opposite corner over moistened corner; press together firmly.
• Heat oil in wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F. Deep-fry wontons, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, or until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or sweet & sour sauce, as desired.

WON TON WRAPPER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a miniature muffin pan with cooking spray.
• Insert wonton wrappers into the muffin pan so as to form small cups. Bake 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow the baked wrappers to cool. Remove from the pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix the sausage, Monterey Jack, Cheddar, black olives and Ranch-style dressing. Fill the baked wonton wrapper cups with the mixture.
• Bake the filled wonton wrappers 10 to 15 minutes, until the sausage mixture is bubbly and slightly brown. Watch closely so the wonton wrappers do not burn.

ITALIAN WONTONS

Steps:

• In a frypan, cook sausage and onion, over medium heat until sausage is brown and onion is tender, stirring to break meat in small pieces; drain well, cool completely.
• Stir in mozzarella cheese, Parmesan and parsley.
• Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in wonton wrapper.
• Moisten edges of wrapper with water.
• Starting at one corner, fold the wrapper over filling, forming a triangle.
• Press to seal.
• Bring other two sides together.
• Cook in deep hot oil for 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.

ITALIAN WONTONS

Steps:

• Bake the wontons in muffin pans sprayed with Pam for about 7 minutes or until slightly brown. Cook the Italian sausage and drain any fat off and pat with paper toweling. If necessary to break up the sausage, put in a food processor so the chunks of sausage are not too large. Put a tablespoon of the filling in the wontons. Bake until heated through. Mix all ingredients. You can make this ahead.

ZESTY ITALIAN WONTONS

Steps:

• Filling: In large skillet brown sausage and onion, breaking suasage into small pieces.
• Drain all fat from pan.
• Cool meat mixture.
• Stir in cheeses and parsley.
• Assembly: Place a rounded teaspoon of filling into one corner of wrapper.
• Moisten edges with water.
• Fold wrapper over and seal edges together forming a triangle.
• Bring two points over the center and cross.
• Moisten and press together.
• Cover and chill or freeze if not frying immediately.
• Fry wontons a few at a time in deep hot oil until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with warm marinara sauce.

ITALIAN CHEESE WONTONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients., Position a wonton wrapper with one point toward you. (Keep remaining wrappers covered with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Place 1 tablespoon filling in the center of wrapper. Fold bottom corner over filling; fold sides toward center over filling. Roll toward the remaining point. Moisten top corner with water; press to seal. Repeat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. , Fry wontons, a few at a time, for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve with marinara.