Fried Wontons

So easy, a preschooler could do it!  No, seriously!  I watched as one of my summer interns made this with a class full of preschoolers last month... It was a lot of fun to watch them make it, but I was even more surprised at how many 3 and 4 year olds actually tried them---and liked them!  I forced her to give me the site she used for the recipe.  So thanks to ThaiTable.Com for such a delicious preschool treat. :)

Ingredients (makes 25 wontons):

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 pinch ground pepper
• 1/2 cup ground pork (or ground chicken or turkey if you prefer)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 package wonton skin
• 2 sprigs cilantro (optional)

Directions:

1. Mince your garlic and cilantro.
2. Mix all ingredients together, except for the oil and wonton skins.
3. To make the wonton, place the wonton skin like a diamond in front of you.  Place 1/2 tsp of the mixture in the center of the wonton. *
4. Pull the bottom corner up to the top and seal by placing your finger in water and rubbing along the edges.  Then pick up the opposite corners and pull them to the top, also sealing them with water.
1. You will want to prepare all of your wontons before frying them, so that you are not trying to manage both the hot oil and getting the wontons folded.
5. Heat up the oil in a frying pan or wok at medium heat. You'll know when the oil is hot enough when you can place the tip of a wooden spoon or chopstick in the oil and bubbles form around the tip. 
6.  Fry the wonton until golden brown. Watch the heat carefully. Keep turning them to cook them all the way through. You may want to break open the first couple wontons to make sure that the centers get cooked.
7. Serve with sweet and sour sauce, or eat plain--either way is delicious!

*Make sure you don't over stuff the wonton. The skin will get burned before the pork is cooked.

Thanks to My Kitchen Snippets for the awesome picture. :)