I decided a few months ago that each week, or at least each fortnight, I would cook something I had never attempted before so I wouldn’t get stuck in my ‘usual 4 most loved dishes rut’. Subconsciously I think I have also been influenced by what the Master Chef contestants are cooking up and it has made me realise how much creative potential there is in the kitchen.
I decided I really wanted to try making Chinese wantons from scratch. I had a lot of fun and found a great recipe and I have to admit am slightly addicted to them at the moment. They are vegetarian wantons and they are amazing; shallots, chives, choy sum, garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander…ah so so good. 
As amazing as it is to eat wantons from freshly made dough, I word of advice; it is harder and more time consuming than you might think because the wrappers need to be very thin so they don’t taste ‘doughy’ when they are steamed. Still an art I am yet to perfect.
There is something so cleansing about eating steamed, fresh food straight out of a bamboo steamer.
I also loved making the dipping sauce; soy sauce, chilli, lime, peanut oil, sesame oil….yum! I had forgotten the joys of eating with chopsticks and drinking copious cups of tea with a meal. There are some great things about the experience of Asian cuisine.
As you can see I didn’t enjoy it very much lol…
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Oooh the wantons look delicious. How clever of you to make them from scratch! Sounds like a yummy meal. :)
ReplyDeleteYum! I too have been inspired by Masterchef to be more creative in the kitchen. They look so yummy :)
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