Basic Wonton Filling

In Chinese Cuisine we often hear Wonton in many chinese recipe . Wonton / Wontons it self is a bite-size small parcel made up of a paper-thin wheat-based sheet wrapped around a filling of minced meat with a variety of complementary ingredients. A traditional Chinese Food which still proud of cantonese internationally .

Here's a basic Wonton Filling Recipe which can be applied in many kind of recipe . Use any type of meat as you desired in this recipe .
note :
This Recipe below is a basic for wonton filling and how to assembly them to the wonton wrappers. For more various taste of Wonton Filling Recipe see these Link :
Lobster and Crab Wonton Filling

Basic Wonton Filling Recipe

Ingredients :

2 -(up to)
2 1/2 cup Meat
1 cup Vegetables
1 Scallion stalk
1 tablespoonful Soy sauce
1/2 teaspoonful Salt


Cooking Direction :

Mince or shred meat and vegetables.
Combine with soy sauce and salt, blending well.
Let stand 30 minutes.


Wrap mixture in wonton skins:
The quantities given are for 40 wonton skins or about 1/2 pound.

Place about a teaspoonful filling in the center of each wonton wrapper














Then with your fingers, “paint” some egg wash (or water) along all four edges, then fold them over to make a triangle


Press on the joined edges to seal it








Take this triangle shape and wrap it around your finger, joining the two outside points of the triangle so that they end up looking like this…
Fold them however you want.
(See the toppest pictures for some various wonton's folding)


Tips :
( especially with this potted meat stuff ) Seal the filling well, lest you have “polluted” oil.