Hong You Chao Shou
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Hong You Chao Shou
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Hong You Chao Shou (Simplified Chinese: 红油抄手; Traditional Chinese: 紅油抄手; Pinyin: Hóng yóu chāo shǒu; also chili oil wontons or red oil wontons) are Sichuan chāoshǒu—thin-skinned pork wontons—boiled and tossed or bathed in fragrant chili oil with soy, vinegar, garlic, and Sichuan pepper notes. In Sichuan speech, chaoshou names the wonton; hong you ("red oil") marks the chili-oil dressing style. This page covers the dish category. It is not the Chengdu shop brand Long Chao Shou (龙抄手), though that house also sells chili-oil and soup chaoshou, and it is related to but narrower than the pan-China Wonton category.[1]
Characteristics
Wontons are silky and plump; the dressing is glossy red-orange, savory, spicy, and lightly numbing. Often served "dry" (little or no broth) in a small bowl, sometimes with minced meat or scallion on top.
Ingredients (overview)
Wheat wonton wrappers, minced pork filling, chili oil (hong you), light soy, black vinegar, garlic, Sichuan peppercorn; optional sesame paste or crushed peanuts in house styles. Overview only—not a recipe card.
History and culture
Chaoshou is the Sichuan name for thin-wrapper wontons; dressing them in chili oil is a classic Chengdu snack-shop presentation alongside clear-soup versions. Soft claims that one shop invented all hong you chaoshou are commercial folklore. English menus say "chili oil wontons," "red oil wontons," or "Sichuan wontons in chili oil." See Sichuan Food and Wonton.
Serving and variations
Snack or appetizer bowl; also a small lunch with rice or noodles on the side. See Sichuan Food, Wonton, Zhong Dumplings, and Dan Dan Noodles.