Chicken and Peach Wontons
Nonstick cooking spray
8 oz ground raw chicken or turkey
1/4 cup pineapple juice
3 tbsp. finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup finely chopped, peeled fresh or frozen
peaches thawed
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
36 wonton wrappers
Cooking oil for deep fat frying
1. For Filling:
coat a large skillet with nonstick spray; heat over
med high heat. Cook and stir chicken or turkey
until no longer pink; drain. add pineapple juice,
green onion, soy sauce and ginger. Bring just to
boiling readuce heat. Simmer uncovered for 4
minutes or until liquid evaporates. Stir in peached
and pepper. Cool mixture slightly.
2. To fill:
Spoon 1 rounded tsp of chicken mixture into center
of each wonton wrapper. Brush edges lighty with
water. Fold the four sides together toward center;
pinch corners and seams closed.
3. Meanwhile heat 2 inches of oil in a heavy
saucepan or deep fryer to 365*F. Fry wontons, 4
at a time for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until golden
brown, turning once. Remove wontons from oil;
drain on paper towels. Place fried wontons in a
single layer on baking sheet. keep warm in a 300*F
oven whiling frying remaining wontons. serve warm.
Makes 36 wontons.
(JG recipe files)