Quick & Easy Pork Chive Wontons
Delicious wonton skins packed with savory pork and garlic chives. These quick and easy pork chive wontons are ready in 30 minutes with simple ingredients! A Chinese classic that is great as a main dish, side dish or snack.
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb wonton wrappers (approx. 70 store-bought wrappers)
- 3 tbsp water ( to seal dumplings)
- 1 lb ground pork (or ground chicken, lean)
- 1 cup garlic chives (finely chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (finely minced)
- 2 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2.5 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch)
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ginger (grated (or 1 tsp / 2 g ginger powder))
- 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1/4 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)
Instructions
- 1
Fill & Assemble Wontons
- 2
In a large bowl, add wonton filling ingredients as listed. Mix the ingredients in one direction for about 1-2 minutes with a pair of chopsticks or a fork until the minced meat becomes a sticky paste.
- 3
Then on a clean working surface, lay one wonton wrapper flat and add 1/2 tbsp of the filling into the center. Lightly dab the edges with water to help seal the wonton. (Make sure to cover the remaining wontons wrappers as you work to keep them moist).
- 4
Fold the wonton wrapper over the filling into a semi-circle or triangle shape and pinch and seal the edges tightly.Slightly push the middle of the folded wonton down with a chopstick. Then bring the ends together and pinch them together. See blog post for visuals. Repeat this until you have no more filling or wonton wrappers left.
- 5
Cook Wontons (choose one method below):
- 6
To boil wontons: bring a medium pot of water filled with 8 cups / 1.9 litres of water to boil on medium-high heat. Add wontons in small batches, reduce to medium-heat and boil for a total of 6-8 minutes or until they float to the top and are cooked through. Strain out the cooked wontons and transfer to a serving bowl.To deep fry wontons: In a large pan set on medium heat, heat 3 inches of neutral tasting oil. Ideal oil temperature should be around 350-375 F with a digital instant read thermometer or insert a wooden utensil into the oil and look for rapid bubbles.Fry 7-8 wontons at a time for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a cooling rack or a baking sheet lined with clean paper towel to absorb excess oil.To air fry wontons: Pre-heat air fryer to 350 F. Lightly spray air fryer basket with neutral oil. Place uncooked wontons in a single layer with enough space around each one. Do not overlap and you may need to air fry in small batches.Lightly spray oil over the wontons. Air Fry for 6-8 minutes until crispy and internal temperature is 140 F to ensure filling is cooked through.
- 7
Serve wontons with chili oil, dumpling sauce, oyster sauce or any condiments you enjoy!