Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make wontons. I can personally vouch that my dad's recipe is absolutely delicious!
🍴 WRITTEN RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴
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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Backstory + my childhood
01:24 - Chop green onions and pork
02:05 - Does the cut of meat affect the toughness?
02:54 - Does the size of meat affect the taste?
03:40 - Rinse and drain pork
04:19 - Chop shrimp
05:02 - Squeeze pork & prepare marinade
05:51 - How to ensure the filling is juicy?
06:29 - Marinate meats
07:35 - Place in fridge
07:48 - Thanks HelloFresh!
09:58 - Mix the filling
10:49 - Best kinds of wonton wrappers
11:43 - Two ways to fold wontons
12:36 - First method, slowed down
13:07 - Second method, slowed down
13:54 - Randy tries folding
15:28 - How much filling is ideal per wonton?
16:13 - Freezing wontons, storing leftover wrappers
17:34 - Boiling wontons
18:05 - How to stop the wontons from breaking?
18:45 - More cooking tips
20:17 - Cam’s first wonton!
20:34 - What are the best cuts of meat?
21:17 - What are the traditional fillings?
21:54 - Substitutes for allergies, vegetarians?
22:50 - Potstickers vs wontons
23:13 - On using water to seal the wonton
24:02 - Store-bought vs homemade wrappers?
25:04 - On frying wontons
25:35 - How fast can Daddy Lau wrap 100 wontons?
🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵
Assistant Editing by Nicole Cheng
Chinese Subtitles by Arlene Chiu, Gan Ying Zhi
Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau
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