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Wonton nachos made from crispy wonton chips, ground pork, pickled veggies, herbs and spicy mayo.

Wonton Nachos

These Asian-inspired Wonton Nachos are a fresh and delicious twist on classic nachos. With lots of elements you can prep in advance, simply crisp up some wonton chips, pile these nachos high, and watch them disappear!
5 from 2 ratings

Ingredients

For the Pickled Cucumbers:

  • ½ cup rice wine vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 English cucumber halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

For the Sweet Chili Mayonnaise:

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha

For the Pork:

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha

For the Wonton Chips:

  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 6 ounces 4-1/2-inch square wonton wrappers, cut in half diagonally

For the Assembly:

  • 6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 jalapeño pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves and/or sweet pea greens
  • ½ cup shredded carrots
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions
  • Lime wedges for serving

Instructions

Make the Pickled Cucumbers:

  • Place vinegar, water, sugar and salt in large jar and shake to combine. Add cucumber to jar, cover, and turn to combine. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes or refrigerate up to 3 days. Before using, remove cucumber from pickling liquid and gently pat dry with paper towel.

Make the Sweet Chili Mayonnaise:

  • In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, chili sauce and sriracha.

Make the Pork:

  • In large skillet, cook pork over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through, breaking up pork with back of spoon and stirring as it cooks. Add garlic, fish sauce, ginger and sriracha; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Make the Wonton Chips:

  • Place a medium high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 inch of oil to pan; heat until shimmering. Adding one or two wonton wrapper halves at a time, fry 2 to 3 seconds per side or until deep golden brown, reducing temperature to medium if wrappers are getting too dark. Transfer wrappers to paper towel-lined plate; repeat with remaining wrappers.

Assemble the Nachos:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On large rimmed baking pan, layer wonton chips, cheese and pork mixture. Transfer to oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and pork is warmed through.  Top with jalapeño, cilantro and/or sweet pea greens, carrots, onions and pickled cucumbers. Drizzle with sweet chili mayonnaise and serve with lime wedges.

Notes

Home Chef Tip: The wonton wrappers cook so quickly that it's hard to fry more than one or two wrappers at once (otherwise, they'll burn before you have time to turn them all and get them out of the pan). This process is a bit time consuming, but not difficult. However, if you'd like a quick shortcut, substitute unsalted plain tortilla chips for the wonton chips.
Calories: 360kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 17g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 62mg, Sodium: 1052mg, Potassium: 321mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 1720IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 144mg, Iron: 2mg
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