What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Something to Savor: Wonton Cheese Bites! Whenever I visit a Chinese Buffet, I practically make a pig of myself nibbling on those wonderful cream cheese-filled wontons. So, I picked up a package of wonton wrappers at the grocery store and decided it was time to make a batch at home. It’s so easy, my grandkids could do it, supervised of course. The results were delicious!
WONTON CHEESE BITES
Ingredients:
8 ounces Neufchâtel cheese
2 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce
1 egg
1/2 cup water
24 wonton wrappers
Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions:
Combine softened Neufchâtel cheese, sriracha hot sauce, and green onion pieces. Mix well. Set aside. In another bowl combine the egg and water. Mix well. Set aside. One at a time, assemble the wontons. Scoop 1 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture near one corner of a wonton wrapper. Line the edges with egg wash by dipping your finger into it and “painting” the egg wash around the wrapper. Fold the wrapper on a diagonal and gently finger press the seams together. If necessary, dip your finger back in the egg wash to moisten the wrapper so it seals completely, eliminating any air pockets. (This could cause it to burst.) Bring the 2 opposite points of the triangle together to form a bishop’s hat. Apply more egg wash onto a tip, and press to seal. Curl back the top point to resemble a peaked cap. Keep the filled wontons under plastic wrap on a baking sheet to avoid drying out before frying. Heat oil for frying to 350°. Carefully fry a few wontons at a time, until golden brown and crispy. Serve with a sauce for dipping.
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Sounds tasty. Where can you find Neufchatel cheese? I’ve never heard of it.
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Look right next to the cream cheese in the dairy section of your grocery store. I choose it ALL the time! 🍓
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I’ll have to check it out.
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Yum
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The hubs and I finished them off. lol 🍓
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thank you-will try these! what type sauce do you use?
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Ohmygosh! It’s called Jezebel Sauce…..best sauce ever. I keep a jar in the refrigerator as my go-to dipping sauce.
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This looks yummy 😊
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It is super-easy. Truth! 🌞
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I’ve never heard of that cheese! Thanks for enlightening 👌🏻👍🏻
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It’s just as creamy as regular cream cheese, but 1/3 the fat. Win! Win! 🦋
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You always come up with such cool ideas and recipes!
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I. Love. Food. 🍓 lol
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Who would have guressed? LOL!!!
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You’re speaking my language!
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Fantastic! I love these little morsels too. Nom nom. 🙂
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I knew we had a lot in common, Kathryn! 🍓
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We go to this restaurant that sells cheese wontons and without fail, despite knowing that it’s super hot on the inside, someone always burns their tongue eating it. It’s too good to wait for! Except for me, or course. 😉
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Oh, I know, Rini! I could hardly wait for the cheese to become cool enough to eat. lol 🍓
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