Learn how to fold wontons 8 different ways!

Have you wondered how to fold wontons? Let me show you 8 ways.

Dazzle your family and friends with wontons in all sorts of shapes.

If you have a folding style not featured here, share it with me.

Before you begin, read this important tip on handling the wonton wrappers

Style 1 - Wonton ravioli

1. Place a wonton wrapper on a dry clean cutting board
2. Place 1 teaspoon of filling in the center of the wrapper
3. Take another piece of wonton wrapper and lay it over the filling
4. Press the top wrapper gently but firmly over the filling, working out any air between filling and wonton wrapper
5. Use a little water to seal the edges

This style is so easy. Ultimate beginners should start here. Because you are using two pieces of wonton wrappers for each wonton, either buy extra wonton skins or make less filling or you might run out of wrappers and have to make meatballs too.

Try to push all the air out between the filling and the wrappers. If you don't, the air will expand when boiled and your wontons might burst.

Sealing properly is important unless you want your wonton to spill its treasures.

When you boil them, they are going to do cartwheels. When they finally stop and stay afloat, it means they are cooked.

Style 2 - Samosa

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
2. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper
3. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle
4. Work out any air between wrapper and filling
5. Wet the sides of the wrapper with some water
6. Press to seal the wonton

This is a very simple style. Laying it on a cutting board to fold gives you more control. The next 2 styles are variations of this one.

Style 3 - Samosa with a twist

This is one of my favorite styles. Not too difficult but not too boring to make.

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper

2. Wet the sides of the wrapper

3. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle. Work out any air between wrapper and filling

4. Wet the two side corners of the triangle, gently pull them together and press firmly.The center corner should stick out slightly. Cute right?

5. Boil the wonton in water

Style 4 - Envelope

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
2. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper
3. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle
4. Work out any air between wrapper and filling
5. Wet sides of wrapper and press firmly to seal the wonton
6. Wet the two side corners of the triangle
7. Fold the two corners on top of the wonton

This is not a traditional Chinese wonton style. But the little envelope lookalike is quite cute, don't you think so?

Style 5 - Taiwan ( 花莲扁食 hua lian bian shi)

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
2. Place a teaspoon of filling at the lower half of the wrapper near a corner
3. Shape the filling into a narrow rectangular shape
4. Fold the corner over the filling and fold again to cover the filling
5. Do not fold all the way up, leave the opposite corner free
6. Flatten the two ends of the wrapper
7. Pull them together and press firmly. Use some water to seal

A little more challenging, but the shape looks great. If you want a step-by-step photo guide to making this style, visit Gastronomic Fight Club.

This shape is similar to the samosa style with a twist except that the center corner that sticks out is a single layer here.

Nothing beats an instructional video. I found quite a lot of youtube videos on wonton folding techniques. Many are badly filmed with bad lighting and shaky hands. I picked this one because it is well shot with clear instructions and demonstration.

Style 6 - China #1

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
2. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper
3. Shape the filling into a rectangular shape, parallel to the wrapper
4. Fold the wrapper in half
5. Work out any air between wrapper and filling
6. Fold the wrapper in half again
7. Flatten the two ends of the cylindrical shape
8. Pull them together and press firmly. Use some water to seal

This style is the same as the samosa with a twist style except you fold half into a rectangle instead of a triangle. When you connect the two ends together, you can choose to connect the diagonal sides together or from end to end. Note that your choice can result in two very different wonton shapes

Style 7 - China #2

1. Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
2. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper
3. Flatten the filling
4. Fold all 4 corners of the wrapper towards the center of the wrapper
5. Work out any air between wrapper and filling
6. Gather all four corners and squeeze gently to close

This one is supposed to crease like an un-ironed shirt when it is cooked. What do you think?

Style 8 - Cantonese / Hong Kong

1. Make a ring with your fingers and thumb
2. Place a wonton wrapper on your hand on top of the ring
3. Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of the wrapper
4. Gently push the filling down the ring with the teaspoon
5. Slowly move your fingers to close the ring to wrap the wrapper around the filling
6. Dab a little water around the closing of the wrapper to seal
7. Check that the wrapper is properly sealed

This looks simple, but needs a certain degree of dexterity.

The lady in the youtube clip below wraps the Hong Kong-styled wonton with such ease and finesse. Have to include it here.

To conclude

I'm sorry I couldn't provide step-by-step photos for all the folding styles at this moment. My skill as a photographer is as limited as it can get. I hope the addition of videos help.

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