Spicy Wontons in Chili Oil (Hong You Chao Shou)

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

• pork front-leg meat, 30% fat and 70% lean
• wonton wrappers
• Chinese thirteen-spice powder
• oyster sauce
• scallion-ginger water
• scallions
• soy sauce
• vinegar
• salt
• chicken bouillon
• chili oil
• ground Sichuan pepper
• garlic-infused water
• white sesame seeds
• lard
• leafy greens
• water

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Mince the pork. Mix with thirteen-spice powder, oyster sauce, scallion-ginger water and scallions, stirring clockwise until combined.

2. 02

   Place filling at a corner of a wonton wrapper. Wet the edge, roll as shown in the source picture, overlap the ends and pinch to seal.

3. 03

   Mix soy sauce, vinegar, salt, chicken bouillon, chili oil, Sichuan pepper, garlic water, sesame seeds, scallions and lard in a serving bowl. Add hot water or cooking broth.

4. 04

   Add the wontons to boiling water. When it boils again, add half a bowl of cool water as described in the source.

5. 05

   Bring back to a boil, add greens and cook until the wrappers and filling are cooked. The source uses floating as a cue; check the filling as well.

6. 06

   Lift the wontons into the prepared sauce bowl and serve.

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