8 wonton dim sum Recipes

ground pork, scallions, chopped, canned bamboo shoots, drained rinsed and chopped, soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, superfine sugar, egg white, lightly beaten, cornstarch, wonton skins

shrimp, raw and peeled, cooking wine, sesame oil, cornstarch, sugar, salt, pepper, chopped water chestnut, coriander, ground pork fat (or solid vegetable oil) or 2 tbsp lard (or solid vegetable oil), shrimp (raw, peeled,whole with tail ), wonton skins

ground beef (pork with shrimps if you want), onion, minced, spring onions or 1 scallions or 1 green onion, chopped finely, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, chopped, jicama or 1/4 cup water chestnut, chopped into tiny bits, mushroom, chopped into bits, egg, slightly beaten, sesame oil, ground pepper, salt, wonton wrappers or 50 small dumpling wrappers

ground chicken, unsweetened coconut milk, coarsely shredded carrot, thai chiles, minced, chopped basil, asian fish sauce, sugar, fresh lime juice, garlic clove, minced, egg, beaten, shallot, minced, minced fresh ginger, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, wonton wrappers, green leaf lettuce leaf , for steaming, sriracha chili sauce , for serving

cream cheese, softened, fresh-pressed garlic, minced shallots, hot green chili peppers or 3 small red chili peppers, turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt, limes , grated peel of, fresh lime juice, fresh ginger, grated, fresh crab (or artificial crab), wonton wrappers

ground pork, shrimp, shelled and deveined, garlic cloves, green chili pepper, finely chopped, seeded and membrane removed (jalapeno), shallots, finely chopped, water chestnut, finely chopped, fresh ginger, grated, low sodium soy sauce , plus some for dipping, cornstarch, egg, beaten, sesame oil, lemon, juiced, salt, ground black pepper, wonton wrappers, head savoy cabbage , for lining the steamer (optional)