Green Chile Wontons

Still thinking of green chile recipes. This was a request from my dear sweet husband. I usually make wonton filling with ground pork but ground beef was buy one get one free at Market Street and too hard to pass up. You could also use ground turkey if you were trying to be healthy.

Ingredients:
1 pkg of small square shaped wonton wrappers (usually comes in a pkg of 60)
1 pound of ground beef
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1-2 tablespoons hot Hatch green chiles, diced (roasted and peeled first)
1/4 of a small red onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp of minced fresh ginger
salt and pepper
2 tbs rice wine vinegar
2 tbs soy sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
vegetable oil for frying

1. Mix ground beef, bell pepper, green chiles, red onion, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil together in a small bowl.
2. Lay wonton wrappers out on a clean countertop about 10 to 15 at a time.
3. Place 1 tsp of the meat mixture in the center of each wrapper. (Be careful to not overfill).
4. Wet your fingers and "paint" two edges of the wonton wrapper with water and fold in half. Take care to remove all the air from the center and not allow meat to come out. Then, put more water on the edge of the long side of the triangle. Twist that end around your finger and pinch the ends together.

5. Fry the wontons a few at a time in vegetable oil until all wontons are done. (If you don't want to fry all 60 at once, you can lay the remaining raw wontons out on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer. Once they are frozen, put them in a freezer bag. When you want to use them, just remove them from the freezer and drop them into hot oil) (oh, and if you want to be healthy, you can steam the wontons or put them in boiling soup to cook them and they also taste great).
6. Sprinkle a small amount of salt on the hot wontons when they first come out of the oil. Place in a single layer on a paper towel lined plate.
7. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce as an appetizer or pair with your favorite side dish for a meal. We had rice and cabbage salad with ours.