Chicken Dumplings In Chilli Oil & Fried Wanton

I saw dim sum everywhere this month!
Don't want to miss out the opportunity to join in the fun and this dumpling was the first thing in my to do list, it's in fact been in my list for the longest time LOL
Recipe is from Ellena's site, I did exactly like what she did, some I made into dumplings in chilli oil, some I made into fried wantons

After shaping...

Dumplings in chilli oil...

Juicy and tasty chicken filling...

What you need:
For the filling:

150g minced chicken
30g grated carrots
3 shallots, finely chopped
1 tbsp chopped spring onion

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp cooking wine
fish sauce, pepper
1 tsp cornflour

1. Mix all the ingredients and seasonings in a medium bowl, keep in the fridge for around 1  hour
2. Using dumpling mould, place 1 piece of round dumpling wrapper on the mould, top with meat fillings, close and press tight to form a perfect sealed dumpling
3. Bring a pot of water to boil with 1/2 teaspoon of oil. Slowly drop in the wrapped dumplings and cook over medium heat
4. Once the dumplings float on the surface, take out of the boiled water and splash the cooked dumplings with cold water
5. Place the dumplings on serving plate. drizzle some sesame oil and pour the chilli oil and garnish with chopped spring onion if you like

For the chilli oil:

2 tbsp Lao Gan Ma Chili Flavoured Oil
80ml Hot Water

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp vinegar

1. Heat the chilli flavored oil in microwave for 1 minute
2. Dissolve sugar in the hot water and pour over the heated chilli oil, add in vinegar and stir well

This spicy dish is so yummy I ate with my fullest courage after seeing the red chilli oil LOL
Now for the fried wanton, I used square wanton wrappers using the same filing as above
I put 1 tsp of the filling at the centre of the wrapper, brush the corners with water
Fold into triangle shape, and pull the two edges below to form diamond shape by sticking the two edges together
Heat oil in frying pan, and deep fry the wantons til golden brown and crisp
Serve warm with mayonaise and ketchup

This is my kids' choice :)

I'm submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #19 Dim Sum Affair (May 2012) hosted by Small Small Baker

Wonton Soup

Having  a few different recipes for both dumpling and wonton, I did this recipe first from Lidia's site since it has step by step guide on the shaping part (she showed 3 different kinds) but I ended up doing my own way - taught by my mum :P

What you need:

200g chicken breast - diced
200g prawn - deveined
chopped spring onion
3cm ginger - cut small
4 shallots - cut small
6 garlic - cut small
oyster sauce, fish sauce, pepper, sesame oil,
1 tbsp corn starch
ready to use wonton skin

Blend together chicken, prawn, ginger, shallots, garlic, oyster sauce, fish sauce, pepper, sesame oil til smooth - set aside...filing is done

Put 1 tsp of the filling at the centre of the wonton skin, fold to form triangle shape
Using a little water, glue the left and right corner together upright (going above the filling), push the bottom part (below the filling) upwards a little to make the shape looks better (be gentle to avoid the sking from tearing)
===> I know it's not easy to imagine what I wrote above, I'll try to take a snap of how to do step by step the next time I make this again ya :)
For steps from Lidia, you may hop to her blog I mentioned above

For the soup, stir fry 3 cloves of garlic with a little oil, throw in a pot of chicken stock (I boiled a pot of water with chicken bone), add in the wonton - they'll float when cooked
Throw in some cut xiao ba chai and chopped spring onion, season with salt, pepper and a little chicken stock powder

I did deep fry some of the wonton too but didn't take a picture of them :)

Overall, this recipe is not too bad - shall try the others next time :)