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Spinach Won-tons Recipe

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Ingredients

1 tbsp peanut oil .
salt & pepper (to taste) .
60 wonton wrappers .
1/4 c onions, minced .
1 garlic clove, minced .
10 oz fresh spinach .
10 water chestnuts, rinsed, drained & minced

Directions

Step #1 Wash the spinach thoroughly & trim any tough stems or bad spots on the leaves.
Step #2 Drain the spinach & pat dry with a paper towel.
Step #3 Coarsely chop the spinach.
Step #4 Assemble all of your prepared ingredients beforehand as the cooking is quick.
Step #5 Place a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Step #6 When the pan or wok gets smoking hot, add the peanut oil with the garlic & onion.
Step #7 Stirfry the onion & garlic for 30 seconds, the add the spinach & water chesnuts.
Step #8 Continue to cook an extra 3 mins, allowing the water from the spinach to cook off.
Step #9 Transfer the vegetables from the wok or pan to a bowl.
Step #10 Spice up with salt & pepper to taste.
Step #11 Allow the spinach to cool for 5 mins.
Step #12 To form the wontons, pull one wonton from the package an moisten the edges with water.
Step #13 Place a scant tsp of the spinach mixture in the center of the wonton.
Step #14 Fold the wonton over into a triangle.
Step #15 Now, fold the long corners together & give them a wee pinch to hold together.
Step #16 Cover up the completed wontons with plastic wrap to prevent the wrappers from drying out.
Step #17 There are several options on how to cook prepared wontons.
Step #18 You can simmer them in some vegetable or chicken broth for a good soup.
Step #19 Add some nice veggies to make this a soup entree.
Step #20 You can also steam them & serve this with a soy dipping sauce.
Step #21 You can also deep fry them in oil, also serving them with dipping sauce.
Step #22 Prepared won-tons can be frozen by placing single-layer them on a cooking sheet.
Step #23 Once frozen, transfer them to a resealable bag & you can take out what you need.
Enjoy the Spinach Won-Tons recipe