Lunar New Year Wonton Recipe

Join Chef Jeremy Pang and past Blue Peter presenters Lindsey and Radzi to make very tasty wontons for Chinese New Year.

You will need

1 clove of garlic
Bunch of chopped chives
A handful of coriander
3 shiitake mushrooms that have been soaked and drained
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
20 wonton pastries
2 teaspoons of sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar
350 grams of pork mince/tofu

What is a wonton?

A wonton is type of dumpling. These Chinese bites are typically filled with meat, seafood, or vegetables and wrapped in a thin, square wheat flour wrapper. These delicious dumplings can be boiled, steamed or fried.

How to make a wonton

🚨Ask a grown-up to help you with this recipe, it involves handling hot and sharp equipment!🚨

1. For your wonton recipe, buy pre-made thin sheets of wonton pastry from your local supermarket, Asian supermarket or you can source them online.

Make sure you dust the pastry and the kitchen surface with flour.

2. Cut up the garlic, chives, coriander and shiitake mushrooms.

3. Add the garlic, chives, coriander, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar and mince to a large mixing bowl and mix together until all combined.

(If you're veggie you can replace the pork with tofu)

Close up of hands mixing the filling ingredients for the wonton recipe. — Image caption,
Don't be afraid to put your hands in the filling and mix all the ingredients together!

Fresh ingredients are laid out in black and red Chinese bowls. — Image caption,
These are all the possible ingredients you can use to make your own wonton filling. Take a trip to the local Chinese supermarket and see what amazing ingredients you can find!

4. Place a teaspoon of filling into the centre of a pastry, and wet the sides with a little bit of water using your finger.

Jeremy Pang from School of Wok fills the wonton pastry on a kitchen table.

5. Fold the bottom corner of the pastry to the top corner, and press the pastry down to seal all sides.

Jeremy Pang from School of Wok shows Lindsey how to fold the wonton.

6. Hold the base of the wonton with your thumbs, and pull the corners of the triangle towards each other. It should look like a bat shape!

Close up of Jeremy Pang from School of Wok folding the wonton.

7. Overlap the ends of the wonton and press together to form a trough shape. And there you'll have your wonton!

Rows of wontons are sitting on the kitchen worktop. — Image caption,
Have fun making your wontons and set them to the side.

8. For this next part, ask a grown-up to help you cook your wontons.

Set up a wok with a steamer stand and fill with boiling water.

Put the wonton bowl into the wok, cover with a lid and steam for 6-8 minutes until the wontons have shrivelled and have cooked through. Remove the wok and serve!

Try making Jeremy Pang's Chinese steamed sponge cakes

Join Blue Peter's past presenter Lindsey and Chef Jeremy Pang as they teach us how to make his yummy Chinese style steamed sponge cakes.

If you want to try even more dumpling recipes try Jeremy Pang's delicious wonton recipe,Ching’s veggie prosperity dumplings or even thesefun dino dumplings!

Want more fun Lunar New Year activities?

🏮Check out CBBC's Lunar New Year page, where you can test your knowledge with top Lunar New Year quizzes, find delicious recipes and even find out which zodiac animal you are.🏮

And remember, you can play games and quizzes, enter our competitions, get creative with recipes and crafts, and chat to other BP fans over onthe Blue Peter page!