Shrimp Wonton Soup Recipe
Shrimp Wonton Soup
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 8
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1430 mg
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Mexican
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Shrimp wonton soup is a delicious and healthy recipe that can be served as an appetizer as well as a meal by itself. Traditionally, the broth and wontons are prepared separately and combined in the serving bowls just before serving.
Ingredients
- Wonton skin - 90 – 100 pieces
- Lean ground beef (or any other meat of your choice) - 1 lb
- Black tiger shrimp (peeled and deveined) - 2 lbs
- Yellow chives (chopped) - 10 strands
- Cooking rice wine - 1 tbsp
- Oyster sauce - 2 ½ tbsp
- Low-sodium soy sauce - 1 tsp
- White pepper powder - 1 ½ tsp
- Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Yellow chives chopped (for garnishing) - 10 strands
Instructions
- Start by thoroughly washing, peeling and deveining the shrimps. Do not discard the heads and shells of the shrimps, instead use them to make broth for the soup.
- Cut the shrimps into small pieces (about 2 inch long) and place them in a large bowl.
- Add chopped yellow chives and two tablespoons of sesame oil to the bowl and toss to combine.
- Season the shrimps with two and a half tablespoons of oyster sauce, one teaspoon of low sodium soy sauce and one tablespoon of cooking rice wine, and stir well to mix.
- Also add 1 ½ teaspoon of white pepper powder, a pinch of salt and stir well until combined thoroughly.
- Let the shrimps marinade for about half an hour.
- Now it’s time to fill the wontons. Place ¾ teaspoon of the above marinade in the centre of the wonton and seal it into the desired shape by compressing the edges of the wonton together with fingers.
- Once you have filled all the wontons, fill an open pot with water and bring it to boil.
- Cook the stuffed wontons in the boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes, or until they start to float at the top of the water.
- Transfer the wontons to serving bowls and pour hot premium wonton broth over them, garnish with finely chopped yellow chives and serve hot.