Description
Fried wontons filled with a taco beef filling, garnished with sour cream, salsa and cilantro.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 Tbs taco seasoning
- 8oz cream cheese
- Wontons
- 1/4 c diced pickled onions
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/4 cup of water
Instructions
- Cook the beef in a skillet over medium heat until all browned and broken up. Add taco seasoning to beef then transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Add diced cream cheese and shredded cheddar and diced pickled onions to the beef and stir until well combined.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan until it reaches 350 – 375F.
- Place a wonton wrapper on a work surface with a pointed edge toward you, so that it looks like a diamond. Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wonton, then dip your index fingers in the water and wet the edges of the wonton, then fold one point to the opposite point, keeping the filling inside, forming a triangle and sealing together the edges to seal in the filling. Take one of the points on the side and fold in toward the middle and repeat with the opposite point, securing the points together with a dab of water. Then press the sides of the folded wonton in, to create a more circular formation with the wonton. Repeat with remaining wrappers.
- Place wrapped wontons into the frying oil (3 – 5 at a time depending on the size of your fryer…don’t overcrowd otherwise it will reduce your frying temperature) and fry 3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
- Serve immediately, garnished with sour cream, salsa and cilantro.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Mexican