You know...sometimes I like to make stuff just for me. IT Guy
won't touch seafood OR anything Chinese. So I knew when I made this, I
wouldn't have to share. Ha!! And I was right...it was ALL MINE!! (Insert
evil laugh here.) There's something to be said for living with someone
who doesn't always have the same taste in food as you. Go me!
Crab Meat Cream Cheese Wontons with Sweet and Sour Sauce
25 wonton wrappers
1 8-ounce package cream cheese - softened
1 8-ounce can crab meat
1 egg - beaten
Heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and crab meat. Beat until well mixed.
Drop teaspoon sized portions onto the middle of a wonton. Brush edges of wonton wrapper with beaten egg then fold into the shape of a triangle.
Drop filled wonton into hot oil and fry for a few seconds until wonton is light golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with Sweet & Sour Sauce (recipe follows)
Makes about 25 wontons
Sweet and Sour Sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon ketchup
5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 5 teaspoons of water
In a small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar and soy sauce. Heat to a boil then add the cornstarch/water mixture. Stir and cook until thick.
Crab Meat Cream Cheese Wontons with Sweet and Sour Sauce
25 wonton wrappers
1 8-ounce package cream cheese - softened
1 8-ounce can crab meat
1 egg - beaten
Heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and crab meat. Beat until well mixed.
Drop teaspoon sized portions onto the middle of a wonton. Brush edges of wonton wrapper with beaten egg then fold into the shape of a triangle.
Drop filled wonton into hot oil and fry for a few seconds until wonton is light golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with Sweet & Sour Sauce (recipe follows)
Makes about 25 wontons
Here's all you need for the wontons
Cream the cream cheese until smooth.
Then throw in the crabmeat....
...and whizz that around until combined.
Plop a hefty teaspoon of the filling onto a wonton
wrapper and brush the edges with the beaten egg.
Drop
them two or three at a time in the hot oil. They only take a few
seconds to cook so watch them close. You may have to flip them over to
make sure both sides get browned.
See? Nice and golden.
Sweet and Sour Sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon ketchup
5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 5 teaspoons of water
In a small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar and soy sauce. Heat to a boil then add the cornstarch/water mixture. Stir and cook until thick.
Here's the ingredients for the sauce if you want to make your own. You can buy the jarred stuff and that works, too.
Combine the rice vinegar, ketchup,
brown sugar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling..
..then add the cornstarch/water mixture.
Stir and cook until thickened.
Makes about 25 of the yummiest little goodies ever!
