INGREDIENTS: SERVES 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup julienned carrots
1/2 cup shredded Napa cabbage
1 cup crawfish tails
2 teaspoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
Salt and pepper
24 wonton wrappers
1 cup Ginger Soy Butter Sauce
Long chives
In a sautι pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the carrots,
cabbage and crawfish. Season with salt and pepper. Sautι the mixture
for 2 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and sautι for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil, cilantro leaves, and peanuts.
Season with salt and pepper. Bring a pot of salt water to a boil. Spoon a
tablespoon of the filling in the center of each wonton wrapper. With water,
slightly wet the edges of each wonton. Bring one corner of the wrapper to
the other, forming a triangle, seal the edges tightly. Poach 1/2 of the wontons
in the boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the wontons start to float.
Remove from the water and drain. Bring the pot of water back to a boil and
poach the remaining wontons. In a sautι pan, heat the 1 tablespoons
of olive oil. When the oil is hot, carefully add 1/2 of the wontons, one
at a time, and pan-fry the wontons for 1 minute and remove from the pan.
Add the remaining oil and continue to pan-fry the remaining wontons. To assemble,
spoon 1/4 cup of the sauce in the center of each plate. Arrange 6 wontons
in the center of the sauce. Garnish with long chives.
Yield: 4 appetizer servings.