Waiter, there’s something in my…dumpling!
I can’t do wontons.
What I mean by this is that I cannot wrap wontons in the traditional way, that ‘money bag’-style. When I have tried, they would just look like I had squished the top together and taste too much of dough in one spot.
I don’t know where or when I pick up this wrapping style but nowadays my fingers automatically shape these tortellini-looking wontons.
You won’t see them looking like this at your local yum cha restaurant but they taste GOOD, and have a better texture, in my opinion. These dumplings were filled with a mixture of minced pork, roughly chopped prawns, shao hsing wine, shoyu, sesame oil and seasoned to taste. I usually form a couple of tiny meatballs and cook them up so that I can check the seasoning before wrapping the rest.
This entry is my submission to the ‘Waiter, there’s something in my… dumplings’ event that Johanna, The Passoinate Cook, is hosting.
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
when i make crab rangoon, i fold them similarly. i can’t get the restaurant style either!
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:04 pm
These look much better than what one finds in a restaurant. The filling sounds delicious.
Welcome to the Daring Bakers, too.
July 2nd, 2007 at 3:56 pm
They look pretty good to me!
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:59 pm
wow… i am amazed! not quite sure my fingers could craft such delicate items, but it’s worth a try. i do still have some wonton wrappers in the fridge, so with all those delicious recipes from this round of WTSIM, I am sure I could create a banquet fit for a king! thanks for sharing this with us!
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:23 pm
They look and sound delicious! Mine tend to hold a bit more shape when I deep fry them – equally delicious!
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:12 pm
They look great! I have the same problem whenever I try to make the “moneybag” style of wontons.
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:39 pm
You’re miles ahead of me! I just fold them over.
July 4th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
looks good and taste good! Yum,yum…
July 9th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I agree with everyone, they look so moorish. Now if only yum cha restaurants gave us your cute little wooden forks…life would be so easy.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
They do look amazing. Love the Blog. I agree with the difficulty of the shape. Dumplings Rock!!!
January 12th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
This Shape is just as attractive and who needs handbag shapped food anyway:)
March 1st, 2009 at 1:34 am
I just found your blog on google. I really liked it and now I will share it with my friends.