Pork Chive Wontons. Savoury, delicious little morsels packed with pork and garlic chives. A Chinese classic that is great as a main dish, side dish or snack.
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What are Pork Chive Wontons?
Pork Chive Wontons are made of wheat flour wrappers that contain with seasoned minced pork and garlic chives. These dumplings can be boiled, steamed or pan fried. You can also pair these wontons with soup noodles if you wish. They come together easily with store-bought wrappers and only take minutes to boil. The filling ingredients are also simple and minimal.
I love making my own wontons as you can customize the filling ingredients and I find they always taste better than takeout. I especially love making them in large batches and freezing them so I have them ready to quickly boil and enjoy. They're great on their own as a busy weeknight meal too!
Ingredients
Please scroll down to below recipe card for exact measurements.
Note: Your Asian grocery store will carry most of the Asian specific ingredients.
- Circular dumpling wrappers
Filling
- Ground pork: or sub with ground chicken or turkey
- Garlic chives
- Regular soy sauce: or substitute with low sodium soy sauce or light soy sauce. If you’re gluten-free, substitute with tamari sauce, coconut aminos or a gluten-free soy sauce of your choice.
- Cornstarch
- Sesame oil
- Garlic
- White granulated sugar
- Ginger Powder
- Chicken bouillon powder
How to Make Pork Chive Wontons
Prepare filling
In a large bowl, add filling ingredients. Mix the ingredients in one direction for about 1-2 minutes until the minced meat becomes a paste.
Fill Wonton Wrapper
Then on a clean working surface, lay your wonton wrapper down and wet the edges with your fingers or a brush. Scoop ½ tablespoon of the filling into the center of the wonton.
Seal Wonton
Fold the wonton wrapper. Pinch and seal the edges tightly. It's important to squeeze them together so they stick or they will come apart when you boil them. To fold it in a fun way, slightly push the middle of the wonton down with a chopstick. Fold and pinch the ends together.
Boil & Enjoy!
To cook, boil your dumplings in hot boiling water for 6-8 minutes or until the dumplings float to the top and are cooked through. Serve with some chili oil. Enjoy!
Storage & Reheating
Cooked wontons will last up to 4 days stored in an airtight container in the fridge. To reheat, microwave for 2-3 minutes or reboil on the stovetop in a pan on medium heat until hot.
Expert Tips
- Mix in one direction until the ground meat is pasty. This extends the protein strands making the meat more tender and the filling becomes stickier.
- Do not overfill the dumplings otherwise the wontons will burst in the boiling water.
- Boil until the wontons float to to the top. That's how you know they're cooked.
FAQ
Can I substitute the garlic chives?
Yes, feel free to substitute with nappa cabbage or shiitake mushrooms.
Can I use another type of ground meat?
Yes, ground chicken or turkey will work.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Homemade Pork Chive Wontons
Ingredients
- 40 wonton wrappers
- water to seal dumplings
Filling:
- 300 grams pork ground
- 1 cup garlic chives finely chopped
- 2.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 2.5 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1.5 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add filling ingredients. Mix the ingredients in one direction for about 1-2 minutes until the minced meat becomes a paste.
- Then on a clean working surface, lay your wonton wrapper down and wet the edges with your fingers or a brush. Scoop ½ tablespoon of the filling into the center of the wonton.
- Fold the wonton wrapper. Pinch and seal the edges tightly. It's important to squeeze them together so they stick or they will come apart when you boil them. To fold it in a fun way, slightly push the middle of the wonton down with a chopstick. Fold and pinch the ends together.
- To cook, boil your dumplings in hot boiling water for 6- minutes or until the dumplings float to the top and are cooked through. Serve with some chili oil. Enjoy!
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Rosemary
I LOVE that you talked about freezing these! I always like to make recipes (like veggie burgers) that I can make a huuuuge batch of and then freeze the rest for easy re-heating later!
Tasia ~ two sugar bugs
I cannot wait to try them Christie! We have lots of ground pork in the freezer and Mr. two sugar bugs and I love this kind of little dumpling! For some crazy reason, my little ones still aren't the biggest fans, but maybe helping to make them will change their minds.
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Your wontons are beautiful, Christie. I would love to try my hand at making these!
Alex
Wontons are just delicious, and this sounds like a wonderful recipe. I am so looking forward to giving it a try!
Katerina
Gosh, I love wontons! I didn't realise you could freeze them and defrost them easily but I guess why not. I absolutely love the idea of making a big batch and having some in the freezer for those days when you need a quick meal. These would be enjoyed here by all. And thanks for the tip on the wonton wrappers - I was wondering where to find them!
Michelle | Sift & Simmer
Love love love wontons doused in a whackload of chili oil! It's the best thing to have stocked up in the freezer. 🙂 Enjoyed your step-by-step tutorial on folding!
christieathome
Thanks so much Michelle! Yes chili oil is such a must!!
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
Pork Wonton's are one of my favorite things to order when I eat out... but with your fabulous recipe I can save money and make a big batch to enjoy at home.