Easy Chinese Wontons

These tasty Chinese snacks are great picnic food with a sweet chilli dip, or an accompaniment to a simple stir fry. Brush them with oil and bake them until golden or try poaching them for 20 minutes in a light chicken soup and serve them on top of the soup.

Ingredients

400g raw prawns

100g minced pork

2 tins water chestnuts, drained and chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

1tsp grated fresh ginger

Handful Coriander leaves

1tbsp low salt soy sauce

2tsp dry sherry

18 x 9cm square wonton wrappers

1 egg lightly beaten

Method

Process all the filling ingredients to form a paste.

Place rounded teaspoons of mixture in the centre of wonton wrappers and brush the edges with egg.

Bring the corners together in the centre of the wonton to form a parcel and press to seal the wrappers.

Wontons can be made 3 hours in advance and refrigerated until use.