Wontons with Peanut Sauce

Method5 steps · about 25 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Bring about 3 US quarts (12 cups) water to a boil in a medium pot. Meanwhile combine the peanut butter, sugar (1 teaspoon), soy sauce (4 teaspoons), Chinese sesame paste (2 teaspoons), sesame oil (2 teaspoons), rice vinegar (1 teaspoon), minced garlic (1 teaspoon) and white pepper (⅛ teaspoon) in a bowl.

   Uses About 3 US quarts (12 cups) water to cook wontons · 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter · 1 teaspoon sugar · 4 teaspoons soy sauce · 2 teaspoons Chinese sesame paste · 2 teaspoons sesame oil · 1 teaspoon rice vinegar · 1 teaspoon minced garlic

   
2. 2

   Step 2: Stir the boiling water, add the fresh or frozen wontons (20) and return to a gentle simmer. Cook about 4–5 minutes for fresh wontons or 5–6 minutes for frozen, until floating. Follow the packet if it requires longer for the filling. If the water boils vigorously, add 1/4 cup cold water as needed to calm it.

   Simmer fresh4–5 or frozen5–6 minutes · 6 minUses Boiling wonton-cooking water · 20 wontons (fresh or frozen) · Cold water only if needed to calm the boil

   
3. 3

   Step 3: After the wontons float, cook for 1 additional minute, ensuring the filling is cooked through. Stir 1/4 cup hot cooking water into the peanut mixture until smooth. Lift the cooked wontons with a slotted spoon into a large bowl, keeping some hot cooking water available.

   Finish cooking floating wontons · 1 minUses Floating simmered wontons · 1/4 cup hot wonton-cooking water · Combined peanut and sesame sauce mixture

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Gently toss the cooked wontons with the smooth sauce. If too thick, stir in additional reserved cooking water one tablespoon at a time.

   Uses Cooked drained wontons · Smooth peanut and sesame sauce · Reserved hot wonton-cooking water

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Transfer to a serving dish, top with chopped scallion (1 tablespoon) and roasted peanuts (1 tablespoon), and drizzle with the optional chilli oil.

   Uses Wontons coated in peanut sauce · 1 tablespoon chopped scallion · 1 tablespoon chopped roasted peanuts · 1 teaspoon chili oil (optional topping)