Fried Chicken Wonton Recipe

Check out this scrumptious fried wonton recipe filled with ground meat, seasonings, and jalapenos with a golden brown, crispy perfection!

Chinese food has grown to be a global favorite given the complex blend of spices that come to play on every recipe. If you’re a Chinese cuisine enthusiast, there’s a big chance that you do frequent runs to your neighborhood Chinese restaurant. However, as many as there are complicated recipes, there are also incredibly easy Chinese dish recipes that you can make at home with some simple ingredients.

Once you’ve learned to master these recipes, you won’t have to spend extra bucks or time to get Chinese food from outside and make them whenever you want. One example is this Fried Chicken Wonton recipe - known for the crisp exterior crackles before the filling melts in your mouth effortlessly. This is an authentic Chinese appetizer that is sure to impress the guests and please taste buds!

Besides, if you’ve never tried Chicken wontons with chili sauce before, trust us, you’re missing out! The savory meat filling inside the crispy shell is a hard combination to beat. Although they take a little time to assemble, fried chicken wonton recipes give beautiful end results – always 100% worth it.

How to Make Fried Wontons?

Making your own wontons is not only easy, but it’s also fun. For the filling, you have to combine ground meat, minced veggies, soy sauce, seasoning, and cornstarch. Since we will be making spicy chicken wontons for this recipe, our choice of meat is chicken. You could just as easily substitute the protein with turkey, beef, vegetables, seafood, shrimp, or combinations of these.

Place a spoonful of the well-combined filling in the middle of the wonton wrapper. Fold them and keep them on a side as you heat the oil. After the wrappers have been folded, fry the wonton till they turn golden brown. Serve piping hot! And there you have it!

What Wontons Taste the Best With

Commonly, wontons are served with a sweet and sour sauce, duck sauce, or plum sauce. We will be doing chicken wontons for chili sauce, but feel free to mix it up as you please. If a dipping sauce isn’t your thing, wontons are also great eaten alone.

Many people don’t like deep-frying it, as it makes the food suck in too much oil. But there’s no other way to perfect a wonton. You could try a steamed chicken wonton recipe, but you wouldn’t achieve the golden-brown crispy goodness a crispy fried chicken wonton recipe is sure to produce. 

Fried Chicken Wonton Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground chicken breast 
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tablespoon soy sauce
• One tablespoon jalapeños (canned or fresh)
• One tablespoon freshly grated ginger 
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon chili flakes
• 2 tablespoon corn starch
• Oil, for deep-frying
• Sweet chili sauce, optional*

How to make Fried Chicken Wonton Recipe

1. In a bowl, combine the ground chicken meat, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sesame oil, ginger and garlic, jalapeños, salt, chili flakes, and cornstarch. Mix these with a spatula until fully combined.
2. Time to fold wontons!

Wonton folding variation 1:

Lay out a single sheet of wonton wrap on a flat surface. Dip a finger in water and apply an outline on the four sides of the wrapper. Spoon out a dollop of the filling into the center and start folding by taking two edges of the wrapper, bringing them to the center, and sealing them shut with a little pressure. Seal the sides horizontally keeping an air pocket at the top. Rotate the wonton and seal the top part now, forming somewhat of a “star” shape. Apply a little pressure on opposite ends from the midpoint to crimp it a little, giving the shape more dimension.

Wonton folding variation 2:

Place the wonton wrapper on a flat surface and dab some water along the edges. Spoon out some filling near one of the edges, not totally at corner. Flatten the mixture out, so it can be folded into a cylinder-like shape. Take the edge and fold it over about ¾ of the entire wrapper, sealing the border shut. Raise the other corners of the sheet along with the folded sided and press to seal. Take the corner and fold them toward yourself, using a thumb to create an indent in the middle. Lastly, close the two edges with pressure. You should have a “ring” shaped wonton.

3. In a deep pot, fill oil till it reaches the 3-inch mark. Heat to about 190 C or 375 F.
4. Carefully place six to eight wontons in each badge, making sure to keep adequate space between them. Refrain from overcrowding the pot.
5. Fry the wontons for about three to five minutes or until golden brown. Take them out and drain on paper towel. Repeat the process with the others.
6. If you are still against deep-frying, make this into a steamed chicken wonton recipe by steaming the wrappers. They will still taste good.
7. Serve right away with a side of chili sauce to really deliver a delicious punch.

Tips and Tricks to Master Fried Wontons

• Wontons can actually be folded in any way you like. We provide instruction for two different folds, but you can also switch out complex folds for a triangle shape by folding the wrapping over.
• The filling can be prepared up to one day prior to making the wontons.
• Use a cooking thermometer to prevent your oil from overheating. The wontons can burn if the oil is too hot. If too cold, the wontons absorb excessive grease and end up with a heavier texture.
• Wontons taste best just out of the pan, but you can also store leftovers in the fridge to reheat in the oven when needed.

With a little bit of practice, you can be a master of this fried chicken wonton recipe. Let your creative juices flow and try it without a variety of combinations and sauces!

Other recipes you might enjoy

• Chicken enchilada with Philadelphia cream cheese
• Chicken tikka in oven
• Baked chicken leg and thigh quarters

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