The chicken wonton tacos are usually prepared during the Winter Solstice Festival. They evolved and gradually spread to northern China only to spread beyond. So, if you want to know what this dish is in a sentence, these are chewy, juicy balls of meat carefully wrapped in a thin dough sheet. There are many variations as far as fillings, foldings, and preparation techniques are concerned. These variations can be mainly found across different regions of China. In the following paragraphs, let us learn more about the chicken tacos.
The table below will give you the details at a glance.
What Ingredients Are Required for Preparing Chicken Wonton Tacos?
You will need the following ingredients to prepare the Chicken Tacos. These are as follows-
- 1/3 head red cabbage, chopped and sliced.
- Carrots – 4 small peeled and grated
- ¼ cup coleslaw dressing
- Red wine vinegar – ¼ cup
- Soy sauce- 2 tablespoons
- Teriyaki sauce – 2 tablespoons
- Sesame oil – 2 tablespoons
- Ground chicken – 1 pound
- Stir-fry sauce – ¼ cup
- Wanton wrappers – 14
Preparation of Chicken Tacos
- Mix cabbage, coleslaw dressing, carrots, vinegar, teriyaki, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Put the same in a refrigerator until the flavors blend well for 1 hour to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F
- Sesame oil must be heated in a large skillet over medium heat. Next, cook and stir grind the chicken in hot oil until the mixture becomes brown and crumbles, 5 to 7 minutes. Add stir-fry sauce to it. The skillet must be covered, the heat reduced to low, and it must be allowed to simmer.
- As the chicken simmers, make the wonton wrappers into taco shapes
- Bake inside the oven until they become light brown and firm, for around 4 to 5 minutes. Add 2 to 3 spoons of the chicken mixed preparation inside the wonton taco shell or wrap and top it with slaw.
Chicken Wonton Tacos is finally ready for consumption.
Variations
- You can replace chicken with ground chicken or turkey
- Use green cabbage instead of red cabbage
- Use plain yogurt in place of coleslaw dressing
- Use olive oil instead of sesame oil
- If you want extra flaky wraps, fold them into the shape of triangles and deep fry them in olive or sesame oil for about a minute on each side.
- If you need it spicy, add red pepper flakes to the mixture of meat or chicken.
Nutritionally, the Chicken Wonton Tacos are good for your health. If you have four mini tacos, you will have consumed 50 calories- 1/2 gram of fat; 160 mg sodium, 9 grams sugar- 1 gram fiber and 3 grams protein.
