Crab wontons w/ orange-chipotle sauce
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Dungeness crab meat |
| 3 | cups | Fresh corn |
| 2 | cups | Red bell pepper, minced |
| ½ | cup | Raisins, plumped* |
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| ¼ | cup | Cilantro, minced |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cumin seed, toasted & ground |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh ginger, finely minced |
| 2 | tablespoons | Fresh oregano, finely minced |
| 1 | Lime zest finely minced | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt, or to taste |
| ½ | teaspoon | Pepper, freshly ground |
| 80 wonton wrappers | ||
| Water and small pastry brush | ||
| Cornstarch or rice flour | ||
| Oil for deep frying | ||
| 8 | ounces | Fresh orange juice |
| ½ | cup | Roasted red pepper puree |
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced orange zest |
| ½ | teaspoon | Minced lime zest |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lime juice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sherry vinegar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Honey |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Minced fresh oregano |
| ½ | teaspoon | Toasted, crushed cumin seed |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ancho chile powder |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced Chipotle in Adobo (or to taste) |
| Salt to taste | ||
| ¼ | cup | Olive oil |
Directions
ORANGE-CHIPOTLE SAUCE
*Plumped in ½ cup dry white wine.
Combine all ingredients for filling. Place 1 ounce of filling on a wonton wrapper, brush the outside edge with water and place a second wrapper on top pressing the edges together to seal completely. Place on a sheet of waxed paper dusted with cornstarch and proceed to fill the rest. Preheat oil to 360 degrees and deep fry the wontons for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Serve immediately on warm plates with Orange-Chipotle Sauce and cilantro sprigs.
Orange-Chipotle Sauce: In a saucepan over moderate heat reduce fresh juice by half and cool. Place remaining ingredients except the oil in a blender.
Blend well and with motor running, slowly add the oil to form a smooth sauce.
Yield: 40 wontons, serving 8 - 10 and approximately ¾ cup sauce Store covered and refrigerated for up to a week.
Recommended Wine: The sauce is pretty spicy so a Gewurztraminer or Riesling with some residual sugar and good acid is the choice here.
Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Air date: 01/26/97
Suggested Wine: Gewurztraminer or Riesling NOTES : China meets California meets Mexico in this fun dish. The wontons and sauce can be made ahead and frozen if desired. To freeze the wontons, place uncovered in a single layer on a parchment or waxed paper lined baking sheet and freeze until hard. Wontons can then be carefully placed in sealed freezer bags. Defrost in refrigerator before using.
Recipe by: JOHN ASH SHOW #JA9765 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #416 by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Jan 29, 1997.