I first tried to find Cream Cheese Wontons recipes after eating crab puffs at Pei Wei. They were so good, I just had to make them myself. I’ve tried a few different recipes, but none were quite right – until I found this one.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pkg. won-ton wrappers
• 1 tsp. garlic powder or herbs
• 14 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup green onions
• 2-3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
• water
• pepper
• canola oil for frying
• crab meat (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Pour canola oil into frying pan, about 1 inch deep. Preheat oil to 325 degrees.
2. Combine cream cheese, green onions, crab meat, garlic powder and a dash of pepper in a bowl.
3. Place 1 tsp of the filling from step 2, and place it in the center of a wonton wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with water, then the corners of the wonton wrapper together, completely covering the filling.
4. Carefully place the wontons in the pan (they are delicate!) and cook for 30 seconds on 1 minute, until they are golden brown.
5. Place cooked wontons on paper towel to drain.
6. Eat with orange sauce, soy sauce, or your favorite Oriental dipping sauce.

These come out delicious! While I’m a big fan of this cream cheese wontons recipe, I now need to find a good recipe for the orange dipping sauce they use at Pei Wei (and PF Changs). Can anyone help me out with that?