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After a long day of errands in Fremont, Carmina's dad found himself yearning for the vibrant flavors of Vietnamese cuisine, igniting a culinary adventure that would tantalize his taste buds.

  After doing errands with the family my dad wanted to eat Vietnamese food in the area of Fremont . My dad brought us to  Pho Lan Noodles House  for our lunch. We all decided to eat one of our favorite Vietnamese dishes. We had ordered some appetizers fried wanton and fried chicken with fish sauce . My dad had ordered Lemongrass chicken include with rice and salad in his meal but was already full when he had eaten his wife's meal. She had ordered the Chicken Banh Mi and chicken clear soup. I wanted to try their Pork Banh Mi sandwich and requested no jalapeno pepper on it. The sandwich is quite big had to slice it in the middle and the remaining was for takeout. The filling of the pork was a lot of serving soft and tender had a lot of flavoring. The bread was also soft even if it was toasted. Family members had ordered the Garlic Chow Mein with Shrimp . NOT SPONSORED. Check out my channel @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube  and click on the subscribe button for more vid...

Carmina's Special Wonton Recipe

Carmina wanted to make her own home-made wonton, but it turns out to be the same lumpia shanghai recipe of Manang V. Only difference my ingredients I added became my own special recipe.

The green onion I had growing in my window used some of it cutting the tips.

I also purchased half kilo fresh shrimp known to use for tempura at Farmers Market.

I couldn't believe the prices of food now realizing I use to live someone's home not fully paying my groceries.

Now, I can relate to my family and friends who has always complained about the expenses they have weekly on food.

We learn to start budget what we can only afford.

One reason I wanted to make my own dumplings having it stocked up in my freezer.

Those days I wanted to just eat soup or fried wanton I can just cook it at home.

Carmina's Special Dumpling Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Kilo Fresh Shrimp (remove shell, head and clean it)
  • 1 - Pack of Molo Wrapper
  • 1/2 Kilo Ground Pork
  • 1 - Carrot (grated)
  • 1/2 Cup Green Onions (chopped)
  • Black Pepper (season to taste)
  • Salt (season to taste)
  • MSG (season to taste)
  • 1 Tbsp. - Oyster Sauce
  • 1 Egg (beaten)
  • 1 Garlic bulb (minced)

The hardest work is when you are cleaning the shrimp because you will remove the shells, head (save it and place in the freezer) and the guts inside on both ends. 

We will use a food processor to make portion smaller. I didn't want to use a knife too many when you're doing it alone.

I did the same with the carrot and garlic. 

Simple way to get everything done.

Add all ingredients together mixing well place inside a plastic container make sure you test a sample by frying some pieces to see if the taste is alright before you just wrapping each one. 

Wrapping:

I used a half teaspoon of filling inside each molo wrapper and sealed it with just water.

Storing in Freezer:

Make sure you have a plastic container and having wax paper after each layer or can use what you have in your home.

There are ways you can cook your wonton deep drying to eat it with ketchup or sweet chili sauce with some rice.

Other people add it to a soup base just like what I made recently using instant ramen for my lunch.

All depends on your mood how you feel like eating your wonton.

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