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‘Top Chef’: Stephanie’s winning wontons

Loved the dish from the third week of ‘Top Chef’? Make it yourself!

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updated 9:13 a.m. ET March 27, 2008

Did you see Stephanie's tasty treat — cinnamon-sugar fried wontons with mixed fruit and oatmeal pine-nut crumble — and wish you knew the recipe? Well, now you do! Start whipping up the winning plate from the third week and soon everyone will think you're the “Top Chef.”


Cinnamon-sugar fried wontons with mixed fruit and oatmeal-pine nut crumble
Stephanie Izard, 'Top Chef' Season 4

Serves 4; Prep time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Fruit

2 peaches, diced small
1 pint strawberries, quartered
1 pint blueberries
2 plums, diced small
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup basil, chiffonade
3 limes, juiced, zested

Cream

1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup Cool Whip
1/4 cup coconut cream
1 teaspoon Mexican cinnamon

Crumble

1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 cup oatmeal

Gyoza

1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon Mexican cinnamon
6 gyoza wrappers

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DIRECTIONS

Fruit:
Mix all fruit in bowl. Add sugar, water, half of basil and lime juice in nonreactive pot. Bring to boil. Let cool until warm. Pour over fruit and place in fridge. Add in remaining basil when cool.

Cream:
Whip heavy cream until stiff, whisk in Cool Whip, coconut cream and cinnamon.

Crumble:
Mix all in mixer. Crumble onto the nonstick pan and bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned, stirring to break up every 5 minutes.

Gyoza:
Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Cut wrappers into 4 triangles. Fry at 350 degrees until lightly browned. Dust with sugar.

Add fruit in bowl. Top with a dollop of cream and with crumble. Serve with fried wonton (gyoza).

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