China

Hong You Chao Shou

Name: Hong You Chao Shou
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 30 Wonton wrappers; 250 g Minced pork; 3 tbsp Chilli oil; 1 tbsp each Black rice vinegar & soy sauce; 3 cloves Garlic; some of each Sugar & Sichuan pepper; some Spring onion

Sichuan wontons in chilli oil

Hong you chao shou are Sichuan wontons served not in soup but in a punchy red chilli-oil sauce - “chao shou” means “folded arms”, describing the fold.

The tender pork pouches bathe in a sauce of chilli oil, garlic, black vinegar and a touch of sugar - tingling, spicy and aromatic.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wonton wrappers30
Minced pork250 g
Chilli oil3 tbsp
Black rice vinegar & soy sauce1 tbsp each
Garlic3 cloves
Sugar & Sichuan peppersome of each
Spring onionsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Season the minced pork with ginger, soy sauce and a little water.
Place a spoon of filling in each wrapper and fold over.
Mix chilli oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and sugar into a sauce.
Cook the wontons in simmering water until they float.
Drain, douse with the chilli-oil sauce, garnish.

Make it original

Chilli oil and black rice vinegar for hong you chao shou are in the Asia Boutique.

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