Sichuan Chili Oil Wontons Recipe

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Sichuan Chili Oil Wontons Recipe

Sweet and Savory and not too spicy Sichuan Spicy Chili Oil Wontons are one of those dishes that you can't help but do a little happy dance for. These umami flavor explosions in your mouth will keep you coming back for more. Guaranteed.

Course Lunch & Dinner Recipes, Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2

Servings Wontons

Calories 983kcal

Author Takes Two Eggs

Ingredients

Wontons

1 pack of Wonton Wrappers
¼ lb shrimp peeled and de-veined
¼ lb ground pork
2 tablespoon green onion
2 teaspoons of minced shallots
2 teaspoons of fresh ginger minced
2 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon white pepper

Chili Oil Sauce

½ cup chili oil
4 teaspoon chili flakes from chili oil
1 ½ tablespoon black vinegar
2 teaspoon garlic minced
2 green onions sliced
1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
¼ cup sweet cooked soy sauce
½ tablespoon sugar

Sweet Soy Sauce

2 cups soy sauce
¾ cup brown sugar packed
½ cup rock sugar
2 inch piece of ginger peeled and coarsely chopped
6 green onions
3 bay leaves
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
2 cloves
1 black cardamon

Instructions

Chili Oil Sauce

Make the Sweet Soy Sauce (Optional). Heat soy sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat until it reaches a boil. Add in brown sugar, rock sugar, ginger, green onions, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, cloves, and black cardamom. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Turn the heat down and simmer until the liquid reduces to 2/3 of the original volume for about 30 min-1 hour. Pour the sauce through a sieve to discard the solid ingredients. Let the sauce cool.
Make the Chili Oil. If using homemade chili oil, make the chili oil.
Mix the sauces together. Make the sauce by mixing the chili oil, chili flakes, black vinegar, garlic, green onions, and sweet soy sauce together.

Wontons

Make the wontons. Using a food processor, grind up the shrimp until it forms a paste. In a bowl, mix together the pork, shrimp, ginger, green onions, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, toasted sesame oil, salt, sugar, and white pepper. Use your hand and mix until combined.
Fold the wontons. Take a wonton wrapper and place 1 tsp of the meat filling in the middle. Dip your finger into water and lightly wet the edges of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle. Then take two ends of the triangle and pinch together to seal. Cover the finished wonton under plastic wrap to prevent them from drying.
Cook the wontons. Bring a pot of water to boil. When the water is rapidly boiling, add in about 9-10 wontons at a time. Gently stir so they do not stick to the bottom of the pot. Cook for about 3-4 minutes. The wontons should float to the top and the wrappers will begin to look translucent. Cut one open to check if they are thoroughly cooked. Using a slotted spoon, scoop the wontons up and drain any excess water.
Serve wontons in chili oil. For every 7-8 wontons, mix in 2 tbsp of sauce with 2 tbsp of the wonton broth water. You can garnish with cilantro, green onions, and toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Notes

Use homemade chili oil. Making homemade chili oil is a very simple process that seems more intimidating than it should be. Alternatively, you can buy the chili oil online here.

Use a homemade sweetened soy sauce. Homemade soy sauce is a thickened, reduced soy sauce mixed with sugar and spices. Using the sweet soy sauce will produce a rich well-rounded flavor that coats the wontons beautifully. Alternatively, if you are short on time you can use 4 tbsp of soy sauce and 3 tsp of sugar instead.
Shaping the wontons: You can wrap the wontons in any which shape you want. Be sure to wet the edges with water and pinch tightly to prevent them from bursting open.
Make more wontons: the recipe calls for 1/2 lb of meat but normally I usually make up to 2 lbs of meat and freeze the wontons for later! Since I am already going through all the trouble gathering all the ingredients, I might as well meal prep them for a delicious snack.
Make extra sauce: the sauce is what makes the dish so delicious. I recommend making an extra sauce to use in other dishes, stir-fries, etc.
Storage Instructions. If you do not plan on cooking the wontons immediately, you can store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or you can keep them frozen for up to 3 months. Seal the wontons with plastic wrap in an airtight container or zip lock.

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