Seriously. Pan-fried Italian sausage wontons? Stroke of genius! And it was all Rob's idea.*
Carolyn asked for the recipe, but I really kind of just looked at videos and read some recipes and then guessed at what to do. My main guide is this recipe at About.com. I substituted Italian sausage, peppers, and onions for the pork, shrimp, and scallions. I didn't add any liquid because, well, I forgot. That may have been a lucky accident because of the veggies and the fat in the sausage. I'm also a little paranoid about undercooking sausage, so I browned the filling first.
As for folding wontons - holy crap! What a pain in the ass! You can maybe get a teaspoon at the most in any one wrapper. And even then, half of them are going to rip. Having said that, I'll probably do it again. I love all things wrapped in dough.
Speaking of "pain in the ass," let's discuss the giant-sized Twinkies.
First, they're giant-sized because I am incapable of crafting anything, and almost every recipe out there required making little Twinkie molds out of aluminum that you wrap around spice bottles. Plus you had to poke holes in the Twinkies and squirt cream inside using a pastry bag.
Are you kidding me? It's stuff like this that kept me off of Pinterest for years.
I did the best I could. I skipped making the proper filling and just made buttercream filling that was excessively sweet. (Btw - getting the filling in the little wholes looks a lot easier on television.) Luckily, I bought dark chocolate Ghirardelli chips and that helped balance things out.**
Alright. That's all I can write. Bogey wants to go to the park.
Until next week,
VA
*I'm so proud!
**Frosting + chocolate chips = delicious snack!
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