Recipe - Beggars Purse

Peanut oil for frying
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 pack Wonton wrappers
6 ounce Shitake mushrooms; cut or sliced up
6 ounce Button mushrooms; cut or sliced up
6 ounce Portobello mushrooms; cut or sliced up
One half cup Fresh tarragon; chopped
1 bn Fresh whole chives
Salt and pepper

Prehaet 4 inches of the peanut oil to 375 degrees F in
a deepfat fryer or large Dutch oven.
Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat and
cook the mushrooms until they are quite soft and give
up their liquid, about 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms
with salt and pepper to taste. Stir int he tarragon
and set aside to cool. Working with one wonton
wrapper at a time, place 1 teaspoon of sauteed
mushrooms in the center of each wrapper. Wet edges of
erapper with water and gather the edges together to
form a "purse". (Make sure not to trap any air inside)
Fry the wonton purses, 2 to 3 at a time, for 35
minutes, until they begin to brown and bob to the top.
Drain on a cooling rack covered with paper towels.
Tie each purse with a strand of chives.

Nutritional info per serving: 283 cal; 10g pro, 51g
carb, 5.3g fat

Source: Miami Herald, 9/7/95
format: 8/7/96, Lisa Crawford
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #214

Date: 08 Aug 96 00:14:23 EDT

From: "Lisabeth Crawford (Pooh)" 104105.1416@CompuServe.COM