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Kam lu wantan
Kam lu wantan, from above
Non vegPeru x China

Kam lu wantan

Crisp wontons waiting for their sauce like guests at a party.

50 minTime
33 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
579kcalsame
33 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
50minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Wonton wrappers24 wrappers
Minced pork (pork mince, ground pork)200 g
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3 stalks, finely chopped
Ginger2 cm piece, grated
Soy sauce2 tbsp
Sesame oil1 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)500 ml, for deep frying
Chicken, boneless200 g boneless, in 2 cm cubes
Prawns (shrimp)150 g, peeled
Onion1, in squares
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, in squares
Pineapple1 cup, in chunks
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)4 tbsp
Vinegar2 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Cornflour (cornstarch)1 heaped tbsp
Water200 ml

Method

7 steps
  1. 1Mix the pork, half the spring onion, ginger, 1 tbsp soy and the sesame oil.
  2. 2Put 1 tsp filling in each wrapper, wet the edges, fold into a triangle and pinch the two corners together.
  3. 3Heat the oil to 170°C on medium heat. Fry the wontons in batches for 3 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper.
  4. 4In a wok on high heat with 1 tbsp of the frying oil, stir fry the chicken 4 to 5 minutes, then add prawns for 2 minutes.
  5. 5Add onion, capsicum and pineapple and toss 2 minutes. Stir in ketchup, vinegar, sugar, remaining soy and most of the water. Bring to a boil.
  6. 6Mix the cornflour with the last of the water, stir it in and simmer 1 minute.
  7. 7Arrange the wontons in a shallow dish and pour the hot sauce over at the table.
Serve it like this

Ring the wontons around a wide shallow bowl, ladle the sauce into the centre so the tips stay crisp, and scatter spring onion over.

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What goes with Kam lu wantan: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Arroz chaufa25 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Wonton noodle soup50 min
On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
On the side Cabbage poriyal20 min
To drink Chicha morada60 min
Something sweet Ragi chocolate fondant with jaggery caramel45 min
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