How to: Fold Fried Wontons

image of meeting up the bottom corners of the triangle.

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Who doesn’t love a good fried wonton? I mean I LOVE them! But really, as Americans, don’t we love fried food in general (Hello Beer Batter Fried Fish, Fried Cheese Curds and Frickles)?

Wontons are definitely one of my (and my family’s) favorites. I love the merging of Asian and American flavors and fried wontons are for sure up there in my favs of this.

Well, I’ve shared two recipes for fried wontons, Fried Pork Wontons and Crab Rangoon (or Cream Cheese Wontons), both of these recipes have these photo explanations on how to fold the fried wontons, but for those of you who just wanted to know how to hold them, I thought I would make it easy for you to find it.

Quick tips for success

Make sure that all the air is out of each wonton to help with cooking, and will help with leaking.
Do not use too much water, it will disintegrate the wrapper.
An egg wash can be used instead of water.
This is a great opportunity to get your older kids (or friends, spouse, roommate, etc) to help. I usually have my tween son help with this, while I do the frying. It makes quick work of the process and he actually has fun making the shapes.

Below I show you how to fold in 3 different ways.

All are easy to do and include detailed photos.

Square-Gift Shape

finished wontons in the square "gift" version on a white, green, and gold plate with a red background.

After wetting all sides of the wrapper, gently bring the corners into the center. Now, press all sides together creating a box. That’s it!

An image of 3 of the 4 corners together and the last side up looking like an open envelope.

Image of me bringing the corners of the wrapper

Image of my pressing all the sides together

Triangle

This one is pretty self-explanatory, but I like to start at the “top of the triangle. Take one corner bring it together with the triangle on the exact opposite side, and press together. Then press down the sides, making sure to press the air out as you go.

carefully, press the air out as you go (Before it's completely sealed)

image of last press into the last corner of the triangle

making sure all the air is out and sealing where it may have popped open

image of the same process, ensuring it's sealed

a triangle shaped wonton going into the fryer oil.

Circle/Chinese Ignot

To make the circle style (which I think looks like a crown), you actually start with the triangle shape. Then you wet the bottom corners of the triangle. Now bring the corners together by carefully “folding” the center of the triangle. Press the corners together to seal.

using my index finger, I am gently tapping some water onto the corner of the triangle shaped wonton.

image of pressing the bottom corners of the triangle together.

finished wonton. this shape is supposed to be similar to the Chinese gold ingot

Next, Fry the Wontons

You’ll want to make these in batches that will fit in a single layer in your fryer. I like to make mine in batches of 6-8, then fry those, take them out, then make 6-8 more. If you make them too far ahead of time, the filling may leak through the bottom.

You will need to watch them closely as they cook, they don’t take long, and you will need to flip them so they are golden and crunchy on all sides.

triangle shaped pork wontons being fried

Even the square ones need to be flipped (And possibly held down for a few seconds) to get the top golden brown.

Once golden brown, remove and lay on a rack to “dry”.

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Now that you know how to fold wontons, what will you fill your fried wontons with? Comment below and let me know!

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