Shrimp Wontons

What you'll need:

8 oz of shrimp, peeled, deveined, coarsely chopped

2 green onions, washed, trimmed, diced

1 1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 Tbs minced garlic

1/2 C water chestnuts, small diced

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce

1 Tbs red pepper flakes

1 1/2 tsp sesame oil

20-25 wonton wrappers

Water for sealing wrappers

Canola oil for frying

What you'll do:

Mix shrimp, green onions, ginger, garlic, and water chestnuts in a bowl.  Add salt, red pepper flakes, soy sauce and seasame oil.  Mix well. 

Place a tablespoon of the mix on a wonton wrapper.  

Wet the edges on one half, fold to seal.  You can do a simple half fold (on the left) or a prettier purse fold (on the right). They both cook the same...it just depends on how much effort you want to put in. 

Fry the wontons.  We use our handy deep fryer, you can also put some oil in a fry pan and do it that way.  Fry until golden brown, usually about 5-7 minutes.  Turn over if necessary to make sure both sides are cooked. 

We made these two nights in a row...we had to, this recipe makes a lot.  The second day I took the remaining half of the mix and added 6 Tbs of cream cheese...and it was awesome.