Shrimp Wantons: Trini Style

This is one of the ultimate Trini appetizers or snacks. It’s another recipe with a strong Asian influence, but as always we put our own Trini kick to it. It can also be made with chicken or veggies.

Here’s how I make mine.

Ingredients:

• 1lb peeled and deveined shrimp
• 1 lemon
• wanton wrappers
• 1 cup of green seasoning
• soy sauce
• black pepper
• sesame oil
• 1 tbsp ginger
• salt to taste

For the dipping sauce

• soy sauce
• ketchup
• mustard
• horse radish sauce
• salt
• sugar
• pepper sauce
• green seasoning

Method:

1. Wash shrimp well with half of the lemon. Chop in the food processor until it forms a paste.
2. Add 1 tsp of lemon juice to the paste and mix well.
3. Add grated ginger, 1 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp sesame oil and 3/4 of the green seasoning mixture. Mix well.
4. Put a pot half-filled with oil on medium-low heat and let it heat up while you fill your wanton wrappers.
5. Add about 1 tsp of the filling to a wanton wrapper. Add a little dab of water to the edges and fold into a triangle, sealing the edges. Hold the 2 pointed edges and stick together with a little water.
6. When your oil is heated, add the wantons to the pot and let it fry for about 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Place on paper towels to drain the excess oil.

Dipping sauce:

• Add 1 tbsp of ketchup to the reserved green seasoning.
• Add 1 tsp of horse radish paste, about 2 tsps of hot water and mix well. Add a dash of soy sauce, 1/2 tsp of white sugar, 1 tsp of mustard and salt to taste. You can also add some pepper sauce for more kick.

Enjoy!

Check out my video on how to make this: