Recipe for Crab Wontons with Orange-Chipotle Sauce 
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Yield:
1 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
3 cup Dungeness crab meat
3 cup Fresh corn
2 cup Red bell pepper, minced
1/2 cup Raisins, plumped*
1 tbl Olive oil
1/4 cup Cilantro, minced
2 tsp Cumin seed, toasted & ground
1 tbl Fresh ginger, finely minced
2 tbl Fresh oregano, finely minced
1 x Lime zest finely minced
2 tbl Soy sauce
1 tsp Salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp Pepper, freshly ground
80 x wonton wrappers
Water and small pastry brush
Cornstarch or rice flour
Oil for deep frying
----------------- ORANGE-CHIPOTLE SAUCE ----------------
8 oz Fresh orange juice
1/2 cup Roasted red pepper puree
1 tsp Minced orange zest
1/2 tsp Minced lime zest
1 tbl Fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp Sherry vinegar
1/2 tsp Honey
3/4 tsp Minced fresh oregano
1/2 tsp Toasted, crushed cumin seed
1/2 tsp Ancho chile powder
2 tsp Minced Chipotle in Adobo (or to taste)
Salt to taste
Instructions:
Instructions: *Plumped in 1/2 cup dry white wine.

Combine all ingredients for filling. Place 1 ounce of filling on a wonton wrapper, brush the outside edge with water and place a second wrapper on top pressing the edges together to seal completely. Place on a sheet of waxed paper dusted with cornstarch and proceed to fill the rest. Preheat oil to 360 degrees and deep fry the wontons for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Serve immediately on warm plates with Orange-Chipotle Sauce and cilantro sprigs.

Orange-Chipotle Sauce: In a saucepan over moderate heat reduce fresh juice by half and cool. Place remaining ingredients except the oil in a blender.

Blend well and with motor running, slowly add the oil to form a smooth sauce.

Yield: 40 wontons, serving 8 - 10 and approximately 3/4 cup sauce

Store covered and refrigerated for up to a week.

Recommended Wine: The sauce is pretty spicy so a Gewurztraminer or Riesling with some residual sugar and good acid is the choice here.

Suggested Wine: Gewurztraminer or Riesling

NOTES : China meets California meets Mexico in this fun dish. The wontons and sauce can be made ahead and frozen if desired. To freeze the wontons, place uncovered in a single layer on a parchment or waxed paper lined baking sheet and freeze until hard. Wontons can then be carefully placed in sealed freezer bags. Defrost in refrigerator before using.

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