A little wonton dipping sauce goes a long way

Your wontons are floating like clouds in hot soup. You are ready to eat but something is missing...the wonton dipping sauce.

Quick! whip one up! Don't let the wontons wait too long!

Szechwan wonton dipping sauce recipe No.1

Ingredients
2 tbsp chilli oil
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp soup stock
1 tsp fine sugar
1.5 tsp rice vinegar
pinch of szechuan peppercorn powder
1 tbsp chopped spring onion

Directions

1. Add the chilli oil, oyster sauce, soy sauce, soup stock, fine sugar and rice vinegar in a serving bowl. Stir vigorously to combine well
2. Place cooked wontons in the bowl
3. Sprinkle the szechuan peppercorn powder and chopped spring onion on top of the wontons before serving

Szechwan wonton dipping sauce recipe No.2

Ingredients
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli oil
sesame seed oil
chilli powder
1 tsp finely chopped spring onion
?tsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp coriander

Directions

1. Add the soy sauce, chilli oil, sesame seed oil & chilli powder together in a serving bowl. Stir vigorously to combine well
2. Place cooked wontons into the bowl
3. Garnish with spring onions, garlic and coriander on top before serving

Sweet and sour dipping sauce

Ingredients
2 tbsp ketchup / tomato sauce
2 tbsp cider vinegar / white rice vinegar
2.5 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch solution
1 tsp sesame seed oil

Directions

1. Mix the ketchup or tomato sauce, vinegar and sugar in a small sauce pan
2. Bring the mixture to a boil
3. Reduce the heat when the mixture starts to boil
4. Add the cornstarch solution to the mixture slowly to thicken the mixture. If you want, add one teaspoon at a time. Check the consistency. Stop adding when the consistency you want is achieved (the art of Chinese cooking)
5. Pour the sweet and sour mixture in a small dipping bowl
6. Add a little sesame seed oil before serving

Chinese dipping sauce

Ingredients
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp finely chopped spring onion
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch solution
1 tsp sesame seed oil

Directions

1. Mix the soy sauce, minced garlic and sugar and chopped spring onion in a little saucepan
2. Bring the mixture to a boil
3. Reduce the heat when the mixture starts to boil
4. Add the cornstarch solution to the mixture slowly to thicken the mixture. If you want, add one teaspoon at a time. Check the consistency. Stop adding when the consistency you want is achieved
5. Pour the mixture in a small dipping bowl
6. Add a little sesame seed oil before serving

If none of the above suits you, make your own. There are also pre-mixed bottled sauces like sweet chilli sauce, mayonnaise or Dijon mustard.

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