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Chicken Wontons

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Chicken and Mushroom Wontons My children enjoy making these with me. Chicken and mushroom wontons are easy to prepare and cook. My children have fun making and eating their own wontons as soon as they are cooked.
Ingredients: 4 dried shiitake mushrooms 300g minced chicken 4 tbl of chopped bamboo shoots 2 tbl light soy sauce (reduced salt) 1 tea spoon of finely grated fresh ginger 1 packet of wonton wrappers 1/2 tea spoon of sesame oil	Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Serves: 4 children
Steps Soak the 4 dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water for 30 minutes Drain the mushrooms, squeeze out any excess water and then chop finely and place in a large bowl Add to the bowl the chicken mince and chopped bamboo shoots, soy sauce, grated ginger, and sesame oil Stir to combine the mixture To make the wonton, take 1 wonton square wrapper and place 1 heaped teaspoon of filling mixture in to the centre and draw and pinch the edges together to make a little wonton bag. Place the made wonton bags on a tray lined with greased baking paper Steam them for 15 mintues (hint: to stop them sticking, place the wontons on a small circle of greased proof paper in the steamer which stops them sticking to the bottom of the steamer) Serve with plum sauce, or soy sauce

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Thai Fish Cakes

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Thai Fish Cakes This is easy to do, and Thai Fish Cakes are great for parties as well as for dinner. Thai Fish Cakes are a tasty way for you to get your children to eat fish, my daughters cannot get enough.
Ingredients: 500g of white fish 2 tbl spoon of fish sauce 1 tbl spoon of Thai red curry paste 1 egg 1 teaspoon of palm sugar 3 kaffir lime leaves 100g French beans 3 spring onions 1 red chilli	Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Serves: 20 fish cakes
Steps Put the fish into a food processor with the fish sauce, red curry paste, egg, kaffir lime leaves and palm sugar Process until smooth Remove the seeds from the red chilli and then finely chop and add to the fish mixture Finely chop the French beans and spring onions and add to the fish mixture Wet your hands and then roll 1 heaped tablespoons of mixture into a ball and flatten a little Set aside the the rolled fish cakes while you heat vegetable or sunflower oil in a large frying pan Cook the fish cakes a few at a time, and then drain on paper towels to remove excess oil Serve with a little sweet chilli sauce

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