Wonton Stars

In the spirit of all things Asian and my obsession with Chinese food, I'm moving into appetizers next. I've played with rice paper and spring roll wrappers and wonton wrappers. I have tried teriyaki and soy sauce based stuff. I love fresh ginger too - it's got quite a zing!

We'll start with a pseudo Asian recipe that uses wonton wrappers but mixes in some distinctly American flavors too.  A lot of popular Chinese food here in the U.S. is more American Chinese than what you would actually find in China. That doesn't make it bad - it's just its own unique style I think.

Sausage Wonton Stars

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (12 oz) wonton wrappers    1 lb. bulk pork sausage       2 c. shredded colby  cheese
1/2 green pepper                           1/2 red pepper                    2 bunches green onion
1/2 c ranch dressing

Directions:

1. Lightly press wonton wrappers on the bottom and up the sides of a greased mini muffin pan.
2. Bake at 350 for about 5 minutes, or until edges are brown.
3. In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain.
4. Stir in cheese, peppers, onion and salad dressing.
5. Spoon a rounded tablespoon into each wonton cup.
6. Bake for 5-7 minutes, until heated through. 

Pretty easy, right?  And it makes about 4 dozen so it's a great little appetizer. Sometimes, you just need something to munch on and these bites are nice and filling.

As always, have fun!