{"id":15411,"date":"2016-10-19T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=15411"},"modified":"2016-10-19T07:51:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T07:51:54","slug":"how-to-fold-a-wonton-wrapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/how-to-fold-a-wonton-wrapper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fold a Wonton Wrapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">There seems to be a definite blurring of lines when it comes to dim sum, dumplings, wontons etc with all the terms being used interchangeably. The classic wonton is in fact a steamed dumpling that is said to have originated in the south of China. The name is a derivative of the Cantonese term (Yun Tun) &#8220;swallowing clouds&#8221;, which refers to how wontons look, especially when floating in broth,\u00a0which is the traditional way to serve them Wontons are filled with a filling of minced chicken, pork, shellfish\u00a0or vegetables, carefully folded and then lightly steamed. Fried wontons are a westernised version that are not often seen in traditional Asian cuisine. To become a wonton folding pro check out our handy steps below and then try our recipe for wonton soup inspired by the book The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. Place half a teaspoon of your choice of filling onto the wonton skin making sure that its roughly 15 mm away from the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2. Roll the wonton up about two-thirds of the length leaving part of the top corner showing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15414\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_1.jpg\" alt=\"FoldWonton_730_1\" width=\"729\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_1.jpg 729w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_1-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3. Flatten the skin around the filling to form a parcel and wet one of the side corners with a dab of water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4. Fold the side corners inwards diagonally with the wet corner passing over the dry corner to form a criss-cross shape. Press the side corners tightly together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15415\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_2.jpg\" alt=\"FoldWonton_730_2\" width=\"729\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_2.jpg 729w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_2-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. To serve the traditional way steam your wontons and serve in a meaty broth (recipe below), or for a more modern version you can <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/deep-fried-chicken-and-vegetable-dumplings\/\"><strong>deep or shallow fry your wontons<\/strong><\/a> and serve with a spicy dipping sauce.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15416\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_3.jpg\" alt=\"FoldWonton_730_3\" width=\"730\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FoldWonton_730_3-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feeling inspired? Try this delish dumpling recipe inspired by the book, The Joy Luck Club. Click for the <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/recipe\/chicken-wonton-soup\/\">recipe<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/recipe\/chicken-wonton-soup\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27582\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/chicken_wonton_soup_1000x600.jpg\" alt=\"chicken_wonton_soup\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/chicken_wonton_soup_1000x600.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/chicken_wonton_soup_1000x600-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/chicken_wonton_soup_1000x600-940x564.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a definite blurring of lines when it comes to dim sum, dumplings, wontons etc with all the terms being used interchangeably. The classic wonton is in fact a steamed dumpling that is said to have originated in the south of China. The name is a derivative of the Cantonese term (Yun Tun) &#8220;swallowing clouds&#8221;, which refers to how wontons look, especially when floating in broth,\u00a0which is the traditional way to serve them Wontons are filled with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}