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Sweet & Sour Chinese Dip

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sweet & sour chinese dip

My friend Jamie made this Chinese dip for a Super Bowl party and it was a huge  hit especially with the teenagers.  You know a dip is good when a half hour into the party most of it is gone.  The word spread it was good, and luckily I was able to snag a taste of it before it disappeared. Her kids request it all the time and it’s also a favorite of my daughters.


sweet & sour chinese dip

My friend Anne recently made it for a party and I snapped a few pictures before it was devoured.  She’s not a fan of cilantro so you won’t find a sign of it in my photos, but I’m a huge fan of cilantro and would add it. Either way, the dip is delicious and easy to make.  The flavors blend together nicely and the peanuts and water chestnuts give it a little crunch.

chinese dip

Serve this sweet and sour chinese dip with fried wontons.  Most Chinese restaurants will usually sell them to you. I can’t say I’ve come across them in the grocery store, but if you have an Asian market close by you can probably purchase them there as well.  If you know of other places to purchase fried wontons please leave a comment at the bottom of this post.  You could also spread the dip on a cracker, but I think the wontons are more fun and tasty.

Sweet & Sour Chinese Dip
4.7 from 6 reviews
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Ingredients
  • 12 oz. cream cheese
  • ⅔ cup grated carrots
  • ⅓ cup chopped peanuts
  • ¼ cup chopped water chestnuts
  • ¼ cup green onion
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • a bottle of sweet and sour sauce
Instructions
  1. Spread cream cheese on a plate.
  2. In a small bowl combine carrots, peanuts, water chestnuts, green onion, soy sauce, cilantro and garlic.
  3. Spread mixture on top of cream cheese then pour a good amount of sweet and sour sauce over the top.
  4. Serve with wontons.

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Comments

  1. Golden Palace in Olathe is where I buy mine. They call them crispy noodles and for a big bag they cost around $4.00. Thanks for sharing! It’s a hit no matter where I take it.

  3. I remember tasting Jamie’s recipe at the party….so good! I pinned it.

  4. This looks yummy…those chinese noodles look good but darn we will have to do it with GF crackers. Thanks for sharing!

  7. This looks so good! I make my own fried wontons. Just buy a pack of wonton wrappers (I know Walmart sells them). Cut them into desired widths of strips. Heat up a pot of oil and drop them in individually. They puff and turn golden very quickly! Make sure you cut the strips ahead of time and be prepared to stay at the oil until they’re done! This could probably be done with egg roll wrappers too….

    • Thanks Roni! I’ll have to give it a try. A friend of mine made this dip and substituted Oriental orange sauce for the sweet and sour and liked it that way too. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for the tip on making your own wontons!

    • I also make my own. You don’t even have to fry them individually. I stack up the wrappers, maybe 10 at a time, cut into strips and sprinkle them into the oil. As they fry, they will curl up and separate. Just stir them with tongs once they start to turn white so they cook evenly. Be sure to watch them carefully – it takes a few minutes for them to turn brown but once they start, it goes quickly so be ready to remove them quickly!

  9. I was thinking of trying this with pork crackle chips, you know the air puffed ones!? How do you think it will go?

    • I’m not sure if the flavor of the pork rind would be overpowering, but it doesn’t hurt to give it a try. It could be a good combination and you could always have crackers or the fried wontons as a backup. I know of someone who used orange sauce instead of the sweet and sour sauce and they liked that too.

  10. Made this for a family Christmas party – it was a hit!!!!!! Served it with fried wontons that i purchased at a local chinese food restaurant (i got 2 orders it was enough). I used the LaChoy Sweet and Sour bottle. Thanks!

  12. Make won ton chips in the oven. Spray with evoo or Pam. 450 degrees for like 5 minutes. They turn out great!! I cut the won ton wrappers in half diagonally.

  14. You can find wonton chips at any grocery store that sells La Choy products. Can’t wait to try the Sweet and Sour dip!

  15. great recipe – thanks for posting. I added imitation crab to the cream cheese so it’s like a Chinese Crab Rangoon dip. It turned out great!

  16. This dip is great. It’s one of those recipes, where when I told people what it was, you could tell they didn’t want to try it. Once they did, everyone loved it.

    • I’m so glad you liked the dip Jan and appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment. It is sort of a strange combination of ingredients, but tastes great. Congrats to you and your guests for being bold and giving it a try.

  18. This is an excellent dip. I made it for a card party and one of the guests took the recipe home with her.

  20. Have you ever tried this warmed up a bit so that it’s ooey and gooey and delightful? It just sounds like it would be and I thought I would try that.

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