Shrimp Rangoon
Shrimp Rangoon is a crispy and delicious appetizer or side for any Chinese-inspired dinners at home. A quick filling made with shrimp, cream cheese and garlic fried in wonton wrappers.
Servings: 4
Calories: 390kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon cilantro chopped fine
- 20 wonton wrappers
- 2 cups lard or peanut oil
Instructions
- Cook the shrimp in a skillet lightly coated with olive oil over medium heat, stirring occasionally until heated through.
- Remove from the skillet and chop finely.
- Add softened cream cheese to a small bowl. Mix in garlic, salt, pepper, cilantro and chopped shrimp.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture into the center of each wonton wrapper.
- Dip your finger into water and dampen the edges of the wonton wrapper.
- Fold into a triangle, pressing the edges together.
- Dampen the ends of the triangles and fold in and press together.
- Place onto a large baking sheet in a single layer. Cover the shrimp wontons with a damp paper towel.
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet or dutch oven to 350° using a fry thermometer.
- Fry shrimp rangoon in hot oil, a few at a time, turning to brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oil with a strainer or slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined wire rack.
- Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- Storage: Leftover cream cheese rangoons in an airtight container in the refrigerator 2-3 days.
- Reheat: Reheat in a toaster oven or air fryer for 3- 5 minutes at 400°.
- Air Fryer or Baked Rangoon: Shrimp rangoon can be cooked in the oven or an air fryer but they will not have the same crispy exterior as they do coming out of the frying oil. Brush lightly with oil or olive oil spray before baking or air frying and cook at 400° for 3- 5 minutes.
- Different Shape Rangoons: Gather the edges of the wonton wrappers and pinch them together forming a purse shape.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 389IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg
