"Kam Lu Wantan"

different types of meat, veggies, and wontons in a bittersweet tamarind sauce

Servings: 4 people

Author: Brandon Castillo

Prep Time
10

Cook Time
25

Total Time
35

Main Course

peruvian Chifa

kamluwantan

Instructions

1 In a pot add tamarind, 2 cups of water, garlic, sugar, ginger, ají Amarillo,
bring to a boil until the tamarind start to fall apart and the sugar is
dissolved, let the tamarind get soft, strain the liquid, and set it aside.
2 Transfer the liquid to a clean pot then add ketchup, a pinch of salt, and
cornstarch (dissolved in a tablespoon of water), stir, bring to a boil, and then
save it for later.
3 In a hot pan stir fry the meats, until fully cooked then reserve.
4 In the same pan, stir fry your veggies (Onions, Bell pepper, Snow peas), add a
teaspoon of salt then reserve.
5 add the meat back, tamarind sauce, veggies, add pineapple, add salt, pepper
(cornstarch if necessary).
6 Fry your wontons and then reserve.
7 On a big plate put fried wontons at the base then pour the tamarind sauce with
veggies and meats on top, sprinkle some chopped spring onions (green part) &
some sesame seeds on top, it can be also be served with fried rice on the side.