Vegan Wontons in Chilli Sauce

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with my Vegan Wontons in Chilli Sauce, folded to represent golden ingots to bring you wealth in the coming year.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: coriander, extra firm tofu, light soy sauce, root ginger, sesame oil, shaoxing wine, shitake mushrooms, Sichuan peppercorns, spicy bean paste, spring onions, white pepper, wonton wrappers

Servings: wontons

Calories: 30.59kcal

Ingredients

For the wontons

40 wonton wrappers
1 clove garlic minced
1 inch root ginger peeled and minced
0.5 bunch coriander finely chopped
2 spring onions thinly sliced
6 shiitake mushrooms
230 g extra firm tofu crumbled until the consistency of mince
1 tablespoon shaoxing rice wine
1.5 tablespoon light soy sauce
pinch ground white pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil

For the chilli sauce

120 ml wonton broth water used to cook wontons or hot water
2 tablespoon spicy bean paste
2 teaspoons garlic minced
1 inch root ginger grated
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns ground

Instructions

To make the filling and shape the wontons

In a bowl, mix together the crumbled with all of the other ingredients for the wonton filling.
Prepare your work surface with a bowl of water, your wontons wrappers, your filling and a tray or plate to place them on before cooking.
Place 1 wrapper on a flat surface or in the centre of your hand.
Add 1 heaped teaspoon of the filling (or 1 tablespoon if your wonton wrappers are particularly large) and press it down gently to pack in the filling.
Dip your finger in the water and lightly wet the edges of the wrapper.
Fold the wrapper into half until you have a triangle.
Carefully press down on and around the filling to remove any air pockets. This will seal the edges and prevent it from bursting when cooked.
Wet one bottom corner of the triangles with water and bring both ends together.
Press down both tips to seal well.
Place the folded wonton on to a tray or plate and repeat until you have used up all the wrappers and filling.
Cover with a tea towel to stop them drying out while you make and cook the other wontons.

To cook the wontons

Bring a large pan of salted water to a rolling boil.
Add 5 – 8 wontons to the water. Make sure that they aren’t crowded together.
Cook for 4-5 minutes until the wrappers have softened and the filling is cooked.
Remove from the water and transfer to a large plate or bowl.
Repeat this for the rest of the wontons.
Remember, don’t discard the water after cooking since it’ll be used for the sauce.

To make the sauce

Mix a ladle of the hot broth, with the rest of the ingredients for the sauce and mix well.
Pour over the hot wontons and enjoy.

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