Wonton Soup Recipe
Wonton Soup
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 6
- Calories: 181
- Fat: 7.06 g
- Saturated fat: 2.275 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.24 g
- Sugar: 0.7 g
- Sodium: 769 mg
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14.17 g
- Cholesterol: 53 mg
Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Chinese
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Soups are one of the most craved meals in winters and Wonton Soup is arguably the best soup around. Even if someone does not like soups at all, a bowl of wonton soup will change his/her mind once and for all.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
- Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon
- Finely chopped fresh ginger - 2 tablespoons
- Thinly sliced scallions - ¼ cup, and 3 tablespoons finely chopped
- Canned low sodium chicken broth - 10 cups
- Ground pork - ½ pound
- Egg yolk - 1
- Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons
- Rice wine vinegar - 1½ teaspoons
- Sesame oil - ½ teaspoon
- Crushed red pepper - ¼ teaspoon
- About 30 wonton wrappers, thawed if frozen
- Thinly sliced bok choy - 1½ cups
- Sliced shiitake mushroom caps - ½ cup
- Sliced bamboo shoot - ¼ cup
Instructions
- Take a large saucepan or soup pot and heat some cooking oil in it over medium heat.
- When the oil is hot enough, add 1 tablespoon of the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the ginger.
- Cook it for couple of minutes and stir constantly.
- Add the ¼ cup of sliced scallions to the pot and then add chicken broth and let it come to a boil.
- In order to simmer the broth, reduce the heat to medium low.
- Let broth simmer for around 20 to 30 minutes and in the meantime arrange assemble the wontons.
- Combine minced garlic, remaining tablespoon of chopped ginger, 3 tablespoons of finely chopped scallions, the pork, egg yolk, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and crushed red pepper.
- Mix all of them.
- On a flat surface, lay out wontons.
- Assemble the wontons in triangle form and set them aside.
- Add the sliced mushrooms, bok choy and bamboo shoots to the broth and let it cook for couple of minutes.
- Using your hands, add the wontons to the broth and increase the heat.
- Cook and stir until wontons float.
- Enjoy your soup!
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Goes well with:
Baked Potato
Baked Potatoes are going to add the perfect flavour to your delicious wonton soup and these two can serve as a mid-day snack as well.
