Upton's Ground Beef Seitan Wontons

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the finished product, which would have been more appealing. But I'm sure you can picture those delicious little fried morsels of tastiness that most Chinese restaurants have on their appetizer menus. If you have a decent Asian Grocery in your area, you should be able to buy frozen wonton wrappers that are vegan. You can use whatever meat substitute you want in your wontons, I chose Upton's Ground Beef Style Seitan this time because it's easily accessible to me and relatively inexpensive, not to mention it's a great product and I feel good supporting them because they are a good local company.

Wonton Filling:

1/2 small yellow onion, minced
2 green onions, sliced
1 T. Toasted Sesame oil
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
6 oz. Upton's Ground Beef Seitan
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a large saute pan, add both kinds of onion, cook until softened. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add ground "beef" of other meat substitute and saute until hot.




Assembly:

Thawed wonton wrappers
Small bowl of water

On a cutting board or plate, lay out one wonton wrapper. Place about 1 tsp. filling in the center of the wrapper. Dip your finger into the water and run it around the edges of the wonton wrapper. Fold the wrapper in half, sealing the edges well. Set aside and continue with the remaining filling.




Once you have used up all your filling your wontons are ready to be fried. I use a deep fryer set at 350 degrees. Fry until golden. Serve with your favorite dipping sauces.