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Recipe by Chaya Surie Goldberger

Asian Wontons with Vegetable Medley

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Meat Meat
Easy Easy
6 Servings
Allergens
1 Hour
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Have you overbought on kreplach? Instead of leaving them in your freezer to get freezer-burned, turn them into a delectable appetizer. With this flavorful Asian sauce and medley of vegetables, no one will ever know your little secret!

Ingredients

Wontons

  • 1 14-ounce (400-gram) bag frozen beef or chicken kreplach (wontons), defrosted

  • 1 cup oil, for frying

Asian Sauce

Vegetable Mixture

  • 3 tablespoons Tuscanini Olive Oil

  • 2 large carrots, julienned

  • 1 bunch celery, thinly sliced at an angle

  • 1 shallot, cut into rounds

  • 1 cup snow peas

  • 6 mini bunches checked bok choy, leaves separated (optional)

Garnish

  • 4 scallions, sliced

  • sesame seeds

Directions

Prepare the Wontons

1.

In a small saucepan, heat oil and deep-fry the wontons until golden.

Prepare the Sauce

1.

Place all the ingredients except the scallions in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

2.

Lower heat, add scallions, and simmer for 15 minutes.

3.

Put the fried wontons into the sauce and mix, making sure they’re coated in sauce. Simmer for five minutes, then remove the wontons from the sauce.

Prepare the Vegetables

1.

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, then add all vegetables except the bok choy. SautƩ for 10 minutes mixing constantly, then remove from the pan.

2.

If using the bok choy, add it to the same pan and sautƩ for three to five minutes, just until it starts to wilt.

To Serve

1.

Place the bok choy on a plate, then add the vegetables and three to four wontons.

2.

Drizzle some sauce over the wontons and vegetables and garnish with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.

Credits

Food and Prop Styling by Shiri Feldman. Food Prep by Chef Suzie Gornish. Photography by Felicia Perretti.

Asian Wontons with Vegetable Medley

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