Shrimp Wonton Chips

Shrimp Wonton Chips are an appetizer any shrimp lover will fall in love with. They have sweet and tender chunks of shrimp on a bed of crunchy fried wontons. They are ideal as appetizers, snacks, or as party finger foods.

Hi everyone! If you are looking for something easy to put together and a crowd-pleaser, these Shrimp Wonton Chips are just the thing you’ve been looking for. They are AMAZING and addictive! They are extra light and crunchy around the edges, with mild and tender shrimp throughout. And the scallion provides a pop of color as well as a little bite.

Making these Shrimp Wonton Chips is so easy. It does involve frying, but the results are so worth it!! They ALWAYS disappear whenever I serve them!

Recipe Highlights:

Can you make these ahead of time?

With any fried food, these wontons are best eaten immediately. However, they can be made ahead as they reheat nicely. Make ahead and reheat as appetizers for dinner guests. Or take them along to parties.

Keep the fried wontons refrigerated or frozen (freezing retains better crispiness). When it’s time to serve, reheat in a 300° F oven for a couple of minutes. 

These Shrimp Wonton Chips are fantastic on their own, so no need for a dipping sauce. But if you feel compelled to experiment with different ones, by all means, try them out. Come to think of it, ginger sauce sounds awesome! If you make this or have sauce ideas, I would love to hear about it! 

Recommended supplies:

Affiliate links. The products I recommend are either what I use, are on my wish list, or come highly rated.

• This 12-inch stainless steel skillet is large enough to minimize the number of batches you need to cook. It comes with a glass cover too.
• This grease splatter screen reduces the amount of splashing and cleanup after any frying job.
• I have this half-sheet baking sheet, and it has performed well. It comes with a cooling rack.

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Shrimp Wonton Chips

Author: Thao | In Good Flavor Cooking Method:Frying Cuisine:Asian Inspired Courses:appetizer, snacks Recipe Keys: F Frying P Pescatarian

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 20 minutesCook time: 18 minutesTotal time: 38 minutesServings:36 wontons

Description

Shrimp Wonton Chips are an appetizer any shrimp lover will fall in love with. They have sweet and tender chunks of shrimp on a bed of crunchy fried wontons. They are ideal as appetizers, snacks, or as party finger foods.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. raw shrimp, peeled and finely chopped 
• 1/4 cup chopped scallion, greens only
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/8 tsp. ginger powder
• 2 eggs
• 36 wonton wraps
• Vegetable or corn oil for frying

Suggested supplies (affiliate links):

• Cooling rack
• Grease splatter screen
• Pastry brush

Instructions

1. Preheat a large skillet with 1-inch deep oil on medium heat.
2. Pat shrimp dried with paper towels. In a medium bowl, combine shrimp, scallion, salt, pepper, ginger, and one egg.
3. Beat the second egg in a small bowl. Brush and even layer of the beaten egg over the surface of 12 wontons. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the shrimp filling on each wonton. 
4. Carefully place a few wontons, shrimp side up, into the hot oil (3 or 4 wontons. Do not crowd). Cook until the bottom is golden, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. If your wontons cook too fast or take too long to fry up, adjust the heat accordingly. Flip the wontons over and fry for about 15 seconds to finish cooking the shrimp. Remove wonton chips to a wire cooling rack. Repeat frying the remaining wontons.
5. Continue assembling and frying wontons in batches. Serve.

Notes

• Keep the chunks of shrimp small. They stick to the wontons better during frying.
• Since the wonton chips are large and cook up quickly, it is easier to fry them in small batches.
• There will be a bit of splashing once the wonton is flipped, shrimp side down, during frying. To minimize splashing, be sure the shrimp is completely dried off with paper towels before making the filling. Use a fine mesh splash guard to contain splashing, if available.

Keywords:Asian Inspired, shrimp, appetizer, fry

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