is one of the very best ways to cook them because you do not have to cook them in oil or fat, and steaming them means the wonton wrapper will be lovely and soft. Steamed vegetable wontons can be added to wonton soup or served as they are, with a flavorful dipping sauce, as an appetizer, snack or side dish.
The following recipe for steamed vegetable wontons shows you how to make a tasty wonton filling with various veggies, as well as some soy sauce for a simple yet mouthwatering flavor. The vegetables are cooked briefly with the soy sauce, then this mixture goes into the wonton skins and the wontons are steamed until they are done.
The Perfect Sauce for Steamed Vegetable Wontons
This recipe also shows you how to make a nice sauce by sautéing garlic with chilies and green onions, and you can drizzle this over the steamed vegetable wontons or serve it on the side as a dipping sauce.
Learning how to steam wontons is really easy and the best way to make this dish is to use a bamboo steamer basket. You can pick one up for a few dollars from any Asian food store.
Use the basket to make dumplings, steamed wontons or even for steaming chicken, fish or other vegetables. Steamer baskets come in a variety of sizes and you can also stack them to steam multiple dishes at once.
PrintHow to Steam Wontons
If you are used to crunchy fried wontons or wonton soup you might be curious about making steamed wontons. These cloud-like little bites feature cabbage, green onions and chilies, and taste great.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Wonton
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
- 3 ½ oz (100g) grated carrot
- 3 ½ oz (100g) beansprouts
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 small finely chopped onions
- 1 cup (200g) boiled noodles
- 5 ¼ oz (150g) finely chopped cabbage
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green (spring) onions
- ½ teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1 package round Chinese wonton (dumpling) wrappers
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a skillet over a high flame and add the cabbage, beansprouts and onion. Stir well and saute for 3 minutes over a high heat. Add the noodles, soy sauce and sauce and stir well. Let this mixture cool.
- Put some of the cooled stuffing in the center of each wonton wrapper and fold it over to make a semi-circle. Press the edges together and seal them with your fingers (moisten them with water first). Arrange the wontons in a greased steamer and give them about 10 minutes. Take the steamer off the heat and carefully remove the wontons.
- Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over a high flame and saute the garlic, green onions and chilies for a minute or two. Pour this hot mixture over the wontons or serve it on the side as a sauce.
Steamed Vegetable Wontons Boast a Different Texture
You can see the texture of these steamed vegetable wontons. The wonton wrappers become soft and delicate. Steamed vegetable wontons are very different to the crunchy deep-fried wontons you might be more familiar with, but they are just as flavorful. They are also healthy because there is no fat or oil added to this recipe.
Serve them just as they are, like in the picture, or drizzle a delicious, lightly-spiced sauce over them just before serving. A steamed wonton recipe will satisfy your hunger without filling you up too much.
