Cheese and Jalapeño Wontons
These cheese and jalapeño wontons (also known as Cheese Age, pronounced ah-gay) are the perfect party food. Fried, cheesy, spicy finger food. Great for watching the big game (whichever game you prefer), or partying with friends! Sure, they take a little time to make, but you can make them a day or two before hand, then refrigerate them, reheating them right before you want to eat them. These are amazing, and incredibly addictive! I have made them two or three times since I first had them at a restaurant called Honda-Ya, and I always get rave reviews!
To see the nutrition facts, see the original post on my blog, SushiDay.com.
Ingredients
- 1 package of wonton skins
- 1 package of Velveeta individual cheese slices
- 1 jar of sliced jalapeños
- vegetable oil
- water
Cooking Directions
- Lay down a wonton skin so one of the corners is pointing towards you.
- Place a jalapeño slice just below the halfway point of the wonton skin.
- Break the cheese slice into thirds.
- Break each third of the cheese slice into pieces, arrange on top of and around the jalapeño. (1/3 slice of cheese per wonton)
- Brush the bottom two edges of the wonton skin with water.
- Fold the top half of the wonton skin down over the fillings.
- Press the edges together to seal the wonton.
- Pour enough oil into a frying pan so it is at least an inch deep, heat it until it is hot (sorry, I have no exact temperature for you).
- Place one layer of the filled wontons into the pan.
- Fry wontons until they are golden brown. When we did this, we found that they expanded quite a bit and would start to leak cheese if one of the sides touch the bottom of the hot pan (which is why we want the oil to be deep enough so this doesn't happen.
- Let cool, and enjoy!