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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.
It doesn’t say what to use for the wonton dough
you are so creative!! what a yummy little treat ?
perfect for a summer party!
Shrimp Wontons. I could not see the whole recipe. Can I get it emailed?
Thank you.
What kind of wrappers are these? You write about won ton skins but then you say wonton wrappers. The kind you buy in the store are not translucent like this. How do you get the lighter/softer wrappers?
Wonton skin and wonton wrappers are the same thing. You have to buy it in Asian stores.
Hi Emily, sorry to hear that, it sounds like you didn’t seal the wontons tight enough when you were wrapping them. You need to pinch and press them tight so there is no leakage.
Is it ok to use precooked frozen shrimp?
Yes you can but the shrimp wontons will not taste very good.
I am wondering the same thing… what kind of skin do you use?????
Wonton wrapper.
i don’t see the wonton skin as part of the ingredients, so how do I make the wonton skin? Hope it doesn’t require us to buy them as I couldn’t find pre-made skins in zurich
How many wontons does this make?
Hi….I would really like to make these wontons because the recipe is enticing and I somehow lost my favorite shrimp wonton recipe, but I am still waiting for a response to the amount of wontons. Nowhere in the recipe is the serving size or amount of wontons mentioned.
Helloooooooo Rasa…..where are you?????
I didn’t count exactly how many it makes but probably around 24.
Hello! Can I froze them! Cooked or uncooked?
Thanks
Both are fine.
The Shrimp Wontons are out of this world! I’ve always wanted to know how to make them.
Cool now you can make these shrimp wontons.