Fried Pork and Shrimp Wontons

overhead shot of fried wontons on a plate with a bowl of sweet chili dipping sauce.

4.69 from 22 votes

These crispy fried wontons are filled with a ground pork and shrimp filling that's seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and other seasonings. They're easy to make and fry and totally irresistible.

Course Appetizer Recipes

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword dumplings, pork wontons, wontons

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Servings wontons

Calories 303kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

¾ pound ground pork
½ pound peeled and deveined shrimp finely chopped
4 scallions thinly sliced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 small garlic clove minced
12 ounce package square wonton wrappers
Oil for frying use any high smoke point, neutral-flavored oil such as safflower, sunflower seed, corn, canola, peanut, etc.
Thai sweet chili sauce for dipping

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the pork, shrimp, scallions, soy
sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, salt, pepper, ginger, and garlic and mix well.
Working with one wonton wrapper at a time, lightly brush the
edges of two adjacent sides of the wrapper with water and place about 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center. Fold over one corner of the wrapper so that the two moistened sides come together with the two unmoistened sides, creating a triangle. Press the sides together to seal. Then, holding the corners of the long side of the triangle and bring them together to form the traditional purse shape, using a bit of water to seal the corners to each other.
Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
Heat 3 inches of oil in a large deep pot until it shimmers (about 350º to 375ºF).
Drop 5 or 6 wontons at a time into the oil and cook, turning occasionally, for about 3 minutes, until they are golden brown all over.
Remove using a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel
lined plate.
Repeat until all of the wontons are cooked.
Serve hot, with a side of sweet chili sauce if desired.

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