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Chicken Wontons - The best and easiest fried chicken wontons ever! Takes 20 mins to make including wrapping. Super crispy and yummy recipe to make at home.
Crispy Chicken Wontons
Wontons are little morsels of ground meat wrapped in a wheat-based wrapper.
They are always dainty, appetizing, and the most amazing food ever! Wontons can be made into different recipes: wonton soup, steamed shrimp wonton, Sichuan spicy red oil wonton, or fried wonton.
What Can You Fill Wontons With
There are endless possibilities with the filling—ground pork (most common), chicken, turkey, vegetables, shrimp, seafood, or combinations.
These chicken wontons are filled with ground chicken, shrimp, and then deep-fried to golden perfection. Every bite is bursting with flavors. They can be eaten alone or with some dipping sauce.
What Do You Eat Wontons With
Wontons are commonly served with plum sauce, duck sauce, or a sweet and sour sauce.
For this recipe, I serve it with Thai sweet chili sauce, which is perfect for the chicken wontons. Once you eat one you just can’t stop until you finish everything, so double up your portion and make a big batch because they will be gone in no time!
Ingredients
- Ground chicken
- Shrimp
- Scallion
- Corn starch
- Fish sauce
- Wonton wrappers
- Thai sweet chili sauce
- Lime juice
- Cilantro leaves
- White sesame seeds
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Chicken Wontons
Many people don’t like deep-frying but there is no way to have great wontons if you don’t deep-fry. This chicken wontons recipe is seriously good and so easy and quick to make, a total of 20 minutes including wrapping the wontons.
So, fire up your wok, pan, or deep-fryer because everyone is going to love these chicken wontons so much.
Step 1. In a bowl, mix the ground chicken, shrimp, scallion, and corn starch until well combined. Add the salt, fish sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper. Stir to mix well. Set aside.
Step 2. Wrap the wontons using the wonton wrappers by placing a wrapper on your palm. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the filling in the middle of the wrapper. Dip your index finger into some water and trace it along the outer edges of the wrapper.
Step 3. Fold and pinch the edges of the wonton wrapper to seal it tightly, ensuring there is no opening at the top and the wonton is securely enclosed.
Step 4. Heat up some cooking oil in a wok or frying pan and deep-fry the wontons until golden brown. Serve hot with sweet chili sauce or eat them plain.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 155 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve these wontons with Chinese dishes (such as shrimp and broccoli). For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Chicken Wontons
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb (250g) ground chicken
- 1/4 lb (113g) shrimp, chopped into small pieces
- 1 stalk scallion, cut into rings
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash fish sauce, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 dashes ground white pepper
- 12 pieces wonton wrappers
- water, for sealing
- oil, for deep frying
Dipping Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 pinch white sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the ground chicken, shrimp, scallion, and cornstarch until well combined. Add the salt, fish sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper, and stir to mix well. Set aside.
- Wrap the wontons using the wonton wrappers by placing a wrapper in your palm. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the filling in the center of the wrapper. Dip your index finger in some water and trace it along the outer edges of the wrapper.
- Fold and pinch the edges of the wonton wrapper to seal it tightly, ensuring there are no openings at the top and that the filling is securely enclosed.
- Heat some cooking oil in a wok or frying pan and deep-fry the wontons until golden brown. Serve hot with sweet chili sauce, or enjoy them plain.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi there
Just found this recipe on Pintrest. We do not eat any meat except Chicken, is it ok to leave out the shrimp, or what could we use instead…
Thank you
Halima
South Africa
Yes you can. Just not as tasty.
Dishes are always yummy using your clear and easy to follow recipes. My husband loves deep fried food and lobster. I am wondering if you could share your recipe for chinese deep fried wanton.
Thanks! Look forward
Hi Fiona, here is Chinese wonton recipe: https://www.666630.xyz/chinese-recipe-fried-wontons/ Thanks for your support. :)
can i freeze the wonton when i fry them or better eating it right away. thxs
Yes you can freeze them but they are best when fresh and warm.
Look great, but I can’t eat much fried food. Have you ever tried them in a convection oven?
What kind of oil do you recommend for frying?
Vegetable oil is fine.
Hi. I just found your recipe. I want to make these but is it possible to make them without fish oil and shrimps? Because I don’t like seafood and fish oil. And if I don’t have ground chicken, can I use normal chicken breast? If yes, how should I cut them? :) thanks, Madeline
Yes, you can, just add some salt in lieu of fish sauce and no shrimp. You need to use ground chicken.
Can u put cream cheese in them .
Hi there, can I make this in advance and freeze them to fry later? If yes, how long can I store them? Thanks and cheers
Yes you can freeze and defrost and thaw before deep-frying.
Hi! I’m wondering if ground turkey would be a good substitute for the ground chicken.
Yes. :)
Hey I’m writing a country report on Vietnam and I have to make food from there what do you suggest I make :)
Thanks Bee !
I am from Malaysia and not Vietnam.