directions
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Make won tons according to the instructions for making filled pasta in the Making Pasta chapter and set aside
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Cook the chicken in the sesame oil until all of the meat loses its pink color
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Allow it to cool and then dice it finely
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4
Soak the mushroom in warm water, then chop it
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Clean, parboil, squeeze dry, and chop the Chinese leaves
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Combine all of the ingredients except the won ton skins and the vegetable oil or chicken broth
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Process the mixture in a food processor or blender
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Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each won ton wrapper
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Fold the wrapper into a triangle and seal the edges
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Flip the ends of the folded edge in toward the center of the triangle, and press the two points together
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To deep fry, heat the vegetable oil to about 350?F
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Drop in the won tons and cook until golden brown
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To boil, heat the chicken broth to a rolling boil and drop in the won tons
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When the water returns to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer the won tons for about 10 minutes
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When they're done, the cooked won tons will float on the top of the broth
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Serve with a variety of dipping sauces such as the traditional soy sauce-rice vinegar combination, a hot mustard sauce or an orange duck sauce.
CHICKEN WON TONS
ingredients
- 1 full load Chinese Egg Noodle or Won Ton pasta dough made into won tons OR
- 60 won ton skins (ready-made)
- 1 pound uncooked chicken meat, skinless
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 large, dried shitake mushroom
- 8 ounces Chinese leaves
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce vegetable oil for deep frying OR
- chicken broth for boiling