8.03.2011

FRIED WONTON WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE



Who doesn't know Bakmi Gajah Mada (a franchise noodle restaurant in Indonesia)? I bet everyone who is Indonesian will know it. Bakmi Gajah Mada is a very famous noodle restaurant in Indonesia. You can found them easily in the malls. I remember, when I was a little girl (at 80's), the first and only restaurant of Bakmi Gajah Mada is at Jalan Gajah Mada (Gajah Mada Street). And it explained why they named it Bakmi Gajah Mada, because it is located at Jalan Gajah Mada.

I also remember, my mom and dad liked to bring us, the kids, to eat bakmi Gajah Mada. Besides noodle soups, they also sold the side dishes, such as fried wonton, wonton soup, meatballs soup, etc. For those who doesn't want eat noodle, they also sold rice and veggies or meats.

For me, who is a noodle lover of course I will order chicken noodle soup with beef meatballs *put a little bit of vinegar, hot chilli, and pepper....man....it's heaven!*. Usually, we will order fried wonton with sweet and sour sauce for the appetizer. And let me tell you, their fried wonton is sooooo delicious! The wonton is crispy and the sauce is very good and tangy! Grab one fried wonton then dip it into the sauce.....yummmmm!

So, from all those memories of the good foods and the fun eating out with the whole families inspired me to make my own 'Bakmi Gajah Mada' fried wonton with the sweet and sour sauce *minus the chicken noodles*. And.....the sauce is really good!



My hubby brought some to his work then he shared it with some of his colleagues....and they all like it! :). I am happy, not only because people like my food, but everytime people *especially my hubby's co-workers* gave compliments for my food, it always bring smiles on my hubby's face :). And I know, he proud of me :). That's the most great feeling that paid off all my tired-ness of cooking :).



Now, let's grab one fried wonton and dip it into the sweet and sour sauce........absolutely YUMMMM! :)

Fried Wonton with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Ingredients:
1/2 lb (250 gr) pork butt, minced
3/4 cup minced young bamboo shoot
4 stalks of green onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
3 cloves shallots, thinly sliced
3 tbsps sesame oil
2 tbsps rice wine
4 tbsps fish sauce
1/2 tsp blackpepper
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1 tbsp olive oil, for frying the shallots
Vegetable oil for deep frying
1 package of wonton wrapper

The Sauce:
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tbsps ketchup
1/2 to 1 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce
150 ml chicken broth
2 tbsps sugar
1-1/2 tbsps rice vinegar

Preparation:
For The Wonton:
In a small pan, fry the shallot with olive oil until fragrant. Set aside.
In a big bowl, combine pork, young bamboo shoot, green onion, garlic, fried shallots with the oil, sesame oil, rice wine, fish sauce, blackpepper, and tapioca starch. Mix it well. At this point, you should taste it by scooping 1 tsp pork mixture and microwave it for 20 seconds. And you can add more spices, as your desire.
Lay 1 sheet of wonton wrapper. Scoope 1 teaspoon of pork mixture in the middle of the wonton wrapper. Then fold the wrapper to form a triangle, then pull each corner down and glue it with water. Do it until all the wrappers are gone.
Fry the wonton into a 350F hot oil until crisp and brown. Drain it from the oil then place it on the paper towel. Keep it in the lock and lock container. Do not cover the wonton when it still hot, because it will make the wonton soggy!
Serve it with the sauce.

For The Sauce:
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Cook it over medium-high heat. Keep stirring until the sauce is thicken.

10 comments:

  1. Your wontons look so perfectly shaped! You're making me hungry for it during supper!

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  2. Hi Janine, thanks for the compliments! Hahaha....it means its the time for you to make this fried wonton ;).

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  3. Yummy! Now, I'm craving for Bakmi Gajah Mada. LOL. My mom found the exact wonton wrapper in China Town. Too bad, they absorb too much oil so she tends not to use that wrapper. BTW, ini Linda DaaDaa, hehehe.

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  4. Hahahaa...bakmi GM is the best......(oups, actually the best is bakmi abun, don't you agree?). When I fried this wonton I used the compact fryer from cuisinart. The thing that I love from this fryer is it is minimizing oil absorbing. Anyway, what kind of wonton wrappers your mom used now?
    Hahahaha...of cos dong I know who daadaachan is ;).

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  5. Yes, Bakmi Abun is the best, haha. She uses regular wonton wrapper, the one that we usually get from Asian market - same as yours here, hehe.

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  6. Talking about bakmi abun really made me drooling! It's been too long time I never eat bakmi abun :(. I see. Btw, I have the wonton wrappers' recipe...do you want to try? I still prefer buying it.....hehehe *males bener bikin kulit pangsit mah* :).

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  7. Hi,
    Coming here from Connie's blog.
    Your wontons look so delicious that I wish I was there at this moment. You've made me hungry again !
    Nisha - Le Monde-A Poetic Travail

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  8. Hi Nisha, thanks for visiting my blog :). Yes, wish I can share it with you! :).

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  9. wahhh cakep banget wontonnyaaa...rapi banget...aku kalo bikin gak keruannn.

    ps. cake di blog aku itu emang khusus buat doggie :D

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  10. Ini bisa rapi soale aku taroin isinya secuil2 rit. Biasanya saking males, daku suka naroin isinya buanyak jd bentuknya juga brantakan.

    Huaaa....beneran khusu doggie yah kuenya? Ya ampun lucu ya.....

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