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Shrimp Wontons - Super easy recipe with fresh shrimp wrapped with wonton skin and then boiled/steamed to be served with ginger vinegar sauce. So yummy!
Steamed Shrimp Wontons
While many people enjoy crispy fried wontons, many have also asked for a good steamed wonton recipe. I love these shrimp wontons because they include my favorite protein, shrimp.
Shrimp is such a versatile choice for many recipes, and I especially enjoy how they taste in these wontons.
Delicious Shrimp Wontons
I rummaged through my fridge today and found some leftover wonton skins and whipped up these wontons with dipping sauces: ginger vinegar sauce. They were simply delicious.
I love steamed wontons because it makes them extremely juicy, and you can really taste the filling.
Changing Steamed Wontons To Baked Or Fried
If you would like to change the shrimp wontons to the popular baked version, you can fold these wontons into triangles and bake them at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for around 5-7 minutes on a baking sheet.
You can go ahead and deep fry these wontons too for around 1-2 minutes. Be careful not to burn them, because they fry super fast!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 256 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Shrimp Wontons
This meal is best served with ginger and vinegar sauce. For a complete wonton feast, I recommend the following recipes.
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Shrimp Wontons
Ingredients
- 12 oz (350g) shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger, peeled, grated
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon scallions, chopped
- 3 dashes ground white pepper
- 1 pack wonton wrapper
- 1 egg, beaten, for sealing wontons
Instructions
- Coarsely chop the shrimp into pieces (not too small) and mix well with the other ingredients. Set aside.
- Fill each wonton wrapper with about 1 heaping teaspoon of the shrimp filling, then seal the edges of each wrapper with the beaten egg.
- Boil the wontons in boiling water for a couple of minutes, or until they float to the top. Alternatively, you can steam the shrimp wontons for about 6-8 minutes in a steamer.
- Serve the wontons hot with ginger vinegar dipping sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recommend
reducing sugar, omitting corn starch, adding water chestnuts and increasing scallions
also place 1 whole shrimp, ~ 15 to the lb size, instead of cut up shrimp
Sounds yummy!
OMG There were the easiest and tastiest wontons . I think they are even better than the restaurants. My only issue was they stuck a little to the bottom of steamer and ripped as I gently tried to remove them, causing the fillingt to fall out. :( Nontheless, I will definitely continue to make them!
Lining your steamer with cabbage or lettuce leaves might help your wontons to not stick.
super easy. Did the purse style. VERY tasty. Will make again.
Wonderful, glad you like it!
Awesome and easy recipe
We made these last night! We chose to fry them and the filling was sooooo good. We were utilizing some leftover shrimp so we did not make the full recipe but I very much wish we had. It’s definitely going to be a new staple in the house.
That’s awesome please try more recipes on my site, they are all good!
Do you have a video of how to make these?
Hi Ebonie, not at the moment.
These were great! The dipping sauce was outrageous! Next time I’ll add more scallions to the mix..but we thoroughly enjoyed them.
Awesome!
I would like to make these in a few days and live the way you wrapped the wonton in this photo. I plan on steaming mine. Could you explain a bit as to how you closed it? Just a bit of egg wash at the top and twist and pinch it closed? Thank you!
Yes.
Can extra wontons be frozen after made. And do I need to thaw before cooking?
Yes, you can freeze these shrimp wontons.
You can cook from frozen, if deep frying just cook for an extra minute or two
Hi. I also want to freeze these. Should I cook them and then freeze or freeze them before cooking? TY!
Hi:
I found wonton wrappers in the vegetable section at my local grocery store in Delaware. I took a photo but can’t paste:(
The brand here is NASOYA and is vegan! I bet it could be ordered online…can’t wait to try this shrimp recipe tonight!
Awesome!
I also ordered 2 of your cookbooks, 1 for me, 1 for my daughter!