Your expert culinary opinion sought

[AcidRain23]

Last night I made a big batch of thai fish dumplings.
I put about a tablespoon of filling in wonton wrappers.
Something came up and we didn't have a chance to eat them, so I froze the whole batch on a cookie sheet.
I wanted to fry some up tonight, but I was wondering if I should thaw them first or if I can just toss them in the oil frozen. They will probably keep their shape better if I can do that. But will it be enough to thaw/cook the filling?

[Maternut]

You can fry them from frozen no problem. If there is only a tablespoon of filling in each they won't have any issue with being cooked from frozen state. Should take about 4-5 minutes. You can always do a tester or two and make sure they temp out high enough.

[Denninmi]

Yeah, I'd fry them from the frozen state. That's how most of the commercial stuff you buy is done, like french fries, onion rings, shrimp, etc.

[murphysranch]

Yes, frozen. They will hold their shape better this way.

[ovenbird]

Are you deep frying them? If so, I highly recommend frying them only a few at a time as the frozen dumplings will chill the oil somewhat. Let the oil come back up to temp between batches.

[AcidRain23]

Cool! Thanks for the advice all!

By the way, here is what I did-

1 stalk lemon grass (white portion only)
4 cloves garlic
1" piece ginger
1/2 small onion
Handful of Thai Basil
1 Spring each of Vietnamese Corriander and Fresh Mint
Small Handfull of peanuts
2 tsp tumeric
2 tblsp toasted corriander seed (ground)

Combine the above in a food processor. Add a little fish sauce and puree into a smooth paste. Combine the above paste with the cream from the top of a can of coconut milk and cook on low heat until thickened/reduced slightly. Allow to cool. In food processor about 16 oz of cod was purreed, then combined with coconut milk/spice mixture and 1 egg to make a smooth paste. The paste was then stuffed into wontons.

I'll let you know how they come out!
:)

[AcidRain23]

They came out great! Thanks again for the tips. :D

[axhandle]

My Chef's apron says:

Chief Cook
Death from within!

But I love to cook, and eat the day(s) after,---recipes?

Just can't eat after about 10 hrs. preparing.