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Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup

Delicious homemade Wonton Soup with real ingredients, perfect for a cozy dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 50 wontons
Calories 234 kcal

Equipment

  • Potato masher
  • large pot
  • Saucepan
  • slotted spoon
  • Container with Lid

Ingredients
  

Wonton Wrappers

  • 50 to 60 wonton wrappers Note 1

Wonton Filling

  • 200 g lean pork mince (ground pork)
  • 200 g peeled prawns (roughly chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger (finely grated, 1.5" / 3cm piece)
  • 2 shallots (finely chopped green onions) (5 tbsp)
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce Note 2
  • 2 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine, Note 3)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil (toasted, Note 4)

Broth

  • 3 cups chicken broth (750 ml, Note 5)
  • 2 cloves garlic (smashed, 6)
  • ⅓ inch ginger (sliced, 1 cm piece, optional)
  • 1.5 tablespoon light soy sauce Note 2
  • 2 teaspoon sugar (any)
  • 1.5 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Note 3)
  • ¼ to ½ sesame oil

To Serve

  • Shallots (finely chopped)
  • Bok choy (quartered, or Chinese broccoli cut into 10cm / 4" lengths, optional)
  • 40 to 50 dried egg noodles (1.5 - 1.75 oz per person, optional)

Instructions
 

Wontons

  • Place Filling ingredients in a bowl. Use a potato masher to mash until fairly smooth - about 20 mashes. Don't turn the prawn into a complete paste, small chunks are good.
  • Use My Way (better Wonton Soup experience!) or the Asian Grocery Store Way (easier to pack for freezing).
  • Lay Wontons on work surface. Use 2 teaspoons to put the Filling on the wontons. Work in batches of 5 if starting out, up to 15 or 20 if confident. Brush 2 edges with water. Fold to seal, pressing out air. Brush water on one corner and bring corners together, pressing to seal.
  • Place wrapped wontons into a container with a lid as you work (so they don't dry out).

Cooking/Freezing

  • To cook: bring a large pot of water to boil. Place wontons in water and cook for 4 minutes or until they float. Remove with slotted spoon straight into serving bowls. Ladle over broth.
  • To freeze: Freeze uncooked in airtight containers. Cook from frozen for 6 to 8 minutes. IMPORTANT: Do not freeze if you made this with defrosted frozen prawns.

Broth

  • Place Broth ingredients in a saucepan over high heat. Add white ends of scallions/shallots if leftover from Wonton filling.
  • Place lid on, bring to simmer then reduce to medium high and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse. Pick garlic and ginger out before using.
  • If using vegetables, blanch in the soup broth and place in serving bowl.

Assemble Soup

  • Prepare noodles according to packet directions (if using noodles). Place in serving bowl with cooked wontons and blanched vegetables.
  • Ladle over soup. Serve!

Notes

Wonton Wrappers can be found in the refrigerator section of Woolworths and Coles in Australia in the section where fresh noodles are sold. See notes for substitutions and tips on ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 280gCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 17.5gFat: 6.4gSaturated Fat: 1.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5.1gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 932mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 1.8g
Keyword Chinese soup, comfort food, freezer meal, Homemade Wontons, Wonton Recipe, Wonton Soup
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