My new goal for 2011 is to try at least one new recipe every week, hopefuly recreate a favorite recipe from a local restaurant. I'm assuming I will be able to find a little time for cooking in between work and school! I wanted to get started before the new year just to test it out.
Have you ever had the Cranberry Wontons at Thom Pham's Wondrous Azian Kitchen (formerly Azia)? They are like crack. Hot, sweet, spicy, fried perfect little portions of deliciousness. Addicting. I was craving them tonight but didn't want to walk back downtown or fork over $10 for an app. So I thought how hard could it be?
- Cream cheese (I used about 3 tbsp)
- Scallions (I used 1 green onion, roughly chopped not the greens)
- Dried cranberries (I used about 1/4 c, roughly chopped)
- Diced jalepeno (I cheated and used the canned kind because I forgot to buy a fresh one, prob used equivalent of 1/2 jalepeno)
This should be enough to make 10+ wontons
Mix it up good, put about a tsp in a wonton wrapper, seal with beaten egg white. Fry for about 3 min on each side in veg oil.
The result was a little different than Thom Pham's version but I really liked it! I enjoyed the texture of the cranberries, as opposed to Azia, the mixture is much smoother. Next time I will try a little garlic or shallot in there as well.
I served these with a Tofu Pad Thai. That recipe was not my favorite, so next week I will tackle the perfect pad thai dish...
