Cook Along with Chef Deniz: Fried Crispy Wontons with Pork, Shrimp and Chives, with Sweet and Sour Papaya

Fried Crispy Wontons with Pork, Shrimp and Chives, with Sweet and Sour Papaya

By Chef Deniz Tarakcioglu

Ingredients:

• 200g of fatty ground pork
• 10 x 21/25 wild shrimp, cut into chunks
• 50mL chives, thinly sliced
• 20mL fresh ginger, zested
• 2 cloves of garlic, zested
• 30mL soy sauce
• 50mL fish sauce
• 20mL maple syrup
• 1 lime, juice and zest
• 20 wonton wrappers
• 1 ripe papaya
• 40mL chopped cilantro

Instructions:

• In a medium sized bowl, mix pork, soy, shrimp, chives, ginger and garlic until a uniform paste is achieved. Keep the mixture very cold at all times! Rest for at least 1 hour.
• Depending on the size of your wrappers, grab a ball of filling (usually around 20g or 10mL). Pinch the wrapper around the filling to the desired shape and use a light brush of water mixed with a little corn starch (or slurry) as the glue. Make sure all the air is squeeze out. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Bring a pot of oil to 350F. In another large bowl, lay down slices of papaya, add lime juice and zest, cilantro, fish sauce and maple syrup and marinade for 5 minutes.
• Fry the wontons until they are golden brown and the filling is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer onto a wire rack or paper towels.
• Strain the juice from the papaya bowl and serve it as a dip.