Easy Spinach and Cream Cheese Wonton Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the filling in a wonton made of? ›

Wonton filling

There are many types of wonton fillings, but I'd say that pork and shrimp/prawns are the most common. Then there are all sorts of additions, including mushrooms, water chestnuts, chopped up Asian greens and even carrots.

What is the difference between crab wonton and crab rangoon? Crab rangoon is a type of fried wonton, so they are really very similar. The difference is all in the filling. Traditional wontons are not ever filled with cream cheese (which is one of the main components in crab rangoon recipes).

Dishes like orange chicken, fortune cookies, and the dish she requested I make, cream cheese wantons also known as “Crab Rangoon”. The dish I'll describe is quite simple: a mixture of cream cheese and sugar stuffed inside a wonton wrapper and deep-fried.

The most common filling is ground pork or chicken and shrimp with a small amount of flour added as a binder. The mixture is seasoned with salt, spices, and often garlic or finely chopped green onion. Factory-made, frozen varieties are sold in supermarkets.

Wrappers: Wonton wrappers are thinner, are usually square, and may contain egg. Dumpling wrappers are thicker, are usually round, and don't require egg. Filling: Dumplings can be filled or unfilled. Wontons always have a well-seasoned filling.

Wontons filled with cream cheese and imitation crab are named after the city – crab rangoons, whereas wontons just filled with cream cheese are often referred to as wontons – but they are used interchangeably. Wontons when not referred to as “cream cheese wontons” refer to dumplings like in my Wonton Soup.

Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs, crab rangoon puffs, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons, are filled crisp dumpling appetizers served primarily in American Chinese restaurants.

Traditional Chinese wonton wrappers are made from wheat flour, eggs and water, and can be used to wrap around any number of fillings to be cooked in soups or fried.

PAGODA^® Cream Cheese Wontons are the perfect combination of real cream cheese wrapped in a crispy wrapper. Add them to your favorite meal, or dip them in our tempting sweet chili sauce for the perfect snack.

Do wontons float when done? ›

Fully cooked wontons will float to the top of the boiling water. If they have been floating for approximately 30-60 seconds, you can be sure they are fully cooked. If your wontons are not floating, gently scrape the bottom of the pot, sometimes wontons get stuck to the bottom.

The Bonnet

Begin by putting your filling in the middle of the wrapper and then folding the wrapper over into a half-rectangle, making sure to seal the edges with water. Bring the two edges of the folded side of the wonton together and seal them with another dab of water.

The best way to keep fried foods crispy? Just place them on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. If you're frying multiple batches, throw the whole setup into a low oven to keep everything warm as you keep frying and adding to the rack.

Wontons are basically fried dumplings that are filled with a mix of vegetables and meat, typically ground beef or pork. Wontons wrappers are typically thinner and made with wheat flour, whereas dumplings can be made from potato or wheat flour. Both can be boiled, steamed, or fried.

Consuming fried or steamed wontons is not likely to impart any significant health benefits. The food does provide energy in the form of carbohydrates and fat. If meat, poultry, or seafood is added you'll also get a small benefit from protein which helps to build and maintain muscle mass.

Fried wonton filling with pop

My recipe below has a classic authentic Chinese wonton filling – pork, shrimp, and fresh aromatics with soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and sesame oil. The ingredients combine for a deep and satisfying umami with a pop of bright flavor from the ginger and a hint of nuttiness from the sesame oil.

Fried Wonton Strips cook up deliciously crispy and they are a cinch to make . Only 2 ingredients needed: wonton or eggroll wrappers and oil. They taste just like the crunchy strips you are served at most Asian restaurants.