Chinese Chicken And Vegetable Wontons

I am in full on Ramadan Prep mode these days. I know you are probably thinking… ‘already???’  But I am telling you now, we give too much importance to food during Ramadan and we forget what really matters. The importance of Ramadan is to reflect and become better people. So what I tend to do is I make all the freezer friendly snacks a couple weeks before Ramadan and then I take a couple days to think about what I want to achieve this month. Most of the time, I am trying so hard to create a love for Ramadan for them, which consists of activities, stories and crafts. 

These Chinese chicken and vegetable wontons were so yummy. Perfect with a side of sweet Thai chilli sauce. If you want my recipe for the sauce it is here!  

Preparation Time 10 minutes 

Folding Time 30 minutes 

Cook Time 40 minutes 

Yields 24

Ingredients 

2 tablespoons oil 

1 chicken breast/ 250grams chicken- chopped 

1 teaspoon garlic powder 

1/2 cup carrots- chopped 

1/2 cup green pepper- chopped 

1/2 cup cabbage- chopped 

1/2 cup green onion- chopped 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon red chilli flakes 

1/4 teaspoon black pepper 

1 tablespoon soy sauce 

1 tablespoon oyster sauce 

5-6 spring roll sheets 

Oil for deep frying 

Flour Slurry 

3 tablespoons flour 

3 tablespoons water 

Instructions 

1. Fry the chicken in the oil on a medium heat for a minute. Add the garlic powder when the colour changes and cook for a couple minutes more. 

2. Add the vegetables to the chicken and cook it for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables begin to wilt. Add the chilli flakes, salt, black pepper, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Cook it on a medium heat for a further 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool it to room temperature. 

3. Cut the spring roll sheets into quarters to make 3 inch squares. 

4. Add 1 tablespoon of the filling to the middle of the wrapper. Brush 2 of the edges of the wrapper with the slurry then fold it over diagonally. Press the seams shut and then brush some of the slurry to the corner and press them together to create a wonton shape. 

5. If making them for freezing, then make the wontons and place them on a lined tray. Freeze them until solid then move them to ziplock bags. 

6. To fry, heat oil for deep frying to 180c. Fry them in batches for 3-4 minutes until golden. Remove them from the oil and strain before serving.