How to fold wontons

How many ways can you fold wontons? Are you stuck in the rut with just one style? You don't have to be now that you've found the ultimate wonton folding classroom ... online. I have 8 styles so far and I'm still on the hunt. The 8 styles are organized according to level of difficulty (in my humble opinion) Dazzle your family and friends with wontons in all sorts of shapes. 1. Wonton Ravioli style Place a wonton wrapper on a dry clean cutting board Place 1 ?teaspoon of filling in the center of the wrapper Take another piece of wonton wrapper and lay it over the filling Press the top wrapper gently but firmly over the filling, working out any air between filling and wonton wrapper Use a little water to seal the edges This 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. If you don't, the air will expand when boiled and your wontons will look like they have "pimples". Sealing properly is important unless you want your wonton to spill its "treasure". When you boil them, they are going to do cartwheels. When they finally stop and stay afloat, it means they are cooked. 2. Samosa style Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle Work out any air between wrapper and filling Wet the sides of the wrapper with some water 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. 3. Samosa style with a twist Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper Wet the sides of the wrapper Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle Work out any air between wrapper and filling Wet the two side corners of the triangle, gently pull them together and press firmly The center corner should stick out slightly. Cute right? Boil the wonton in water 4. Envelope style Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangle Work out any air between wrapper and filling Wet sides of wrapper and press firmly to seal the wonton Wet the two side corners of the triangle 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? 5. Taiwan style (hua lian bian shi) Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling at the lower half of the wrapper near a corner Shape the filling into a narrow rectangular shape Fold the corner over the filling and fold again to cover the filling Do not fold all the way up, leave the opposite corner free Flatten the two ends of the wrapper 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. 6. China style Number 1 Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper Shape the filling into a rectangular shape, parallel to the wrapper Fold the wrapper in half Work out any air between wrapper and filling Fold the wrapper in half again Flatten the two ends of the cylindrical shape Pull them together and press firmly. Use some water to seal Actually, 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. Notice that your choice can result in two very different wonton shapes? 7. China style Number 2 Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper Flatten the filling Fold all 4 corners of the wrapper towards the center of the wrapper Work out any air between wrapper and filling 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? 8. Cantonese style Make a ring with your fingers and thumb Place a wonton wrapper on your hand on top of the ring Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of the wrapper Gently push the filling down the ring with the teaspoon Slowly move your fingers to close the ring to wrap the wrapper around the filling Dab a little water around the closing of the wrapper to seal Check that the wrapper is properly sealed This looks simple, but needs a certain degree of dexterity. Finally, we've come to the end. 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. So please use your imagination. I hope you had fun folding wontons. If you have a wonton folding style that is not featured here and you would like to share it here, send it. I'll make sure it gets up on this page pronto. It would be nice if there are before and after photos of the "product". Feel free to use, forward or share the wonton folding instructions and photos featured here, but I would appreciate it if you would attribute it to this website by including a hyperlink of my website next to the photos. If you are adding to your website or blog, just cut and paste the following code: <a href="http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/how-to-fold-wontons.html"> 8 ways to fold wontons</a>