Wontons With My Family Recipe | Maxi's Kitchen

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while chicken is often less expensive.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while tuna is budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos are often less expensive.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola is a cost-effective alternative.

Chop 4 scallions, saving 1/4 for garnish and adding 3/4 to the filling with ground pork.

Chop a 2-inch piece of ginger, saving some for garnish and adding the rest to the filling.

Dice an 8 oz can of sliced water chestnuts and add to the filling for texture.

Chop soaked shiitake mushrooms and add to the filling, saving the soaking liquid.

Add salt, pepper, sugar, sesame oil, and xiaoxing wine to the filling mixture.

Mix cornstarch with some of the mushroom soaking liquid to create a slurry, then add to the filling.

Mix all filling ingredients together until evenly distributed.

Spray a baking sheet with oil to prevent sticking.

Take a wonton wrapper, place a spoonful of filling in one corner, roll halfway, moisten edges with water, and pinch to seal.

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