Steamed pork & prawn wontons

Steamed pork & prawn wontons

Low fat but so impressive - you can find the wrappers in freezer cabinets of Asian food stores or speciality food halls

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 35-40

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Mix together the pork, prawns, spring onions, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, oil and water chestnuts.
  2. Peel off a wonton wrapper and, with a pastry brush, lightly brush round the outside with cold water. Place 1 tsp of mixture in the centre and scrunch up into a pouch, squeezing to seal. Do not overfill. Repeat until you have around 35-40. (These can be chilled for up to 1 hr on a tray lined with baking parchment.)
  3. For the sauce, mix together the soy sauce, sherry and ginger in a small bowl. To steam, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Line a bamboo or metal steaming basket with lettuce leaves to fit.
  4. Arrange half the pouches in the basket (without them touching), cover and steam for 5 mins. Remove with tongs to a platter and steam the rest - check the water level. Serve, sprinkled with spring onion or sesame seeds, with the bowl of sauce.

Per wanton

36 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 1 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 0.46 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2005.

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  • 2010-02-22 14:17:43.247502

    LisaW68 rated this recipe

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  • 2010-05-16 09:54:34.166951

    Holly commented on this recipe

    So easy, so delicious, so good. And cheap too. We made loads and had them in the fridge for after work snacks! Great recipe.

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  • 2010-05-16 09:54:37.625337

    Holly rated and commented on this recipe

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    So easy, so delicious, so good. And cheap too. We made loads and had them in the fridge for after work snacks! Great recipe.

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  • 2010-05-16 09:54:41.885644

    Holly commented on this recipe

    So easy, so delicious, so good. And cheap too. We made loads and had them in the fridge for after work snacks! Great recipe.

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  • 2010-05-16 09:54:57.256913

    Holly commented on this recipe

    So easy, so delicious, so good. And cheap too. We made loads and had them in the fridge for after work snacks! Great recipe.

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  • 2011-02-04 23:05:24.375988

    Jansrecipes commented on this recipe

    Tasted wonderful, but stock to bamboo basket, what did I do wrong

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  • 2011-04-14 18:10:12.636245

    Kristina rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really nice, but the ends of the dumplings were a bit chewy

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  • 2011-05-01 18:06:57.867145

    **Flora** rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Want to stop saying that Holly? :p

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    2011-07-24 11:04:05.492217

    mub rated and commented on this recipe

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    I really liked the flavors of these but not the steaming aspect. If I make them again I will fold them into triangles and boil them until they float. They seem to come out less chewy and gummy for me that way.

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  • 2012-01-04 13:18:19.224765

    oriental rated and commented on this recipe

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    tried it with 2 different type of mince pork, can say the lean mince pork is the best, not chewy and tasted just like what I get from the chinese restaurant. easy and brilliant!

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  • 2012-01-16 09:44:23.047359

    Fergie commented on this recipe

    I didn't have a bamboo steamer so i pan fried in 2 teaspoons of oil and a cup of water - they tasted lovely but I didn't think the filling looked very appealing - I will make again but I am going to make into spring rolls and add some beansprouts and grated carrot

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    Fergie rated and commented on this recipe

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    I forgot to rate on my post :-)

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  • 2013-01-05 10:51:16.690387

    Lindsey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love these! I make loads of them and keep them in the freezer uncooked in bags of 5 or 6. Then when I need some I just take them out and boil them (I find them still a bit too chewy when steamed). I like to add them to hot and sour soup to make it more filling.

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  • 2013-03-29 08:44:32.301414

    eclectikat rated and commented on this recipe

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    These were fantastic! I swapped minced turkey for the pork and added a teaspoon of Chinese five spice to the mix. Couldn't find wonton wrappers so made my own which is easier than you'd think, got the recipe from about.com. Also didn't have lettuce leaves so hubby came up with the idea of steaming them resting on top of spinach leaves! To my surprise it worked perfectly. I used to live in Vancouver which has a huge Chinese population and tons of great dim sum restaurants and these were nothing short of what they would serve. Now if I could just find a way to make all the rest of the dim sums they served... Definitely making these again though. Anyone know if they freeze well?

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 35-40

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 175g minced pork
  • 85g peeled prawns , thawed if frozen and finely chopped
  • 2 spring onions , chopped small
  • 2 fat garlic cloves , crushed
  • 2 tsp grated root ginger or purée
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 5 water chestnuts (from a can), drained and finely chopped
  • about 36 wonton wrappers , 9cm square, thawed if frozen
  • large lettuce leaves, or baking parchment, for steaming

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36 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 1 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 0.46 g

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