Wonton Soup Easy Recipe

Wontons are Chinese dumplings filled with meat, typically served in a flavorful clear broth or dressed in the sauce. Unlike most other Chinese dumplings, wonton wrappers are squares or trapezoids. The wrappers are slippery, thin, and supple. Wontons are usually filled with ground pork, shrimp, and aromatics. They’re incredibly popular, both as a snack, side dish, or meal. They’re served at home, in restaurants, and market street food. You can make them at home easily, and they can be made ahead of time and kept in the freezer.

This wonton soup is really easy to make, but bursting with flavor!

You can make the wontons ahead of time and freeze them or make extra wontons to be frozen, and used later on.

What's wonton made of?

Wonton is “pasta” filled with meat or vegetables. It's sometimes referred to as the Chinese version of ravioli. Wonton, traditionally filled with minced pork and onions, is shaped into triangular pockets that resemble fortune cookies.

What is the difference between a wonton and a dumpling?

Summary: The main variation between dumplings and wontons is that wontons are always filled with some filling of meat or vegetables whereas dumplings could be filled or the ingredients could be mixed with the dough and shaped like balls.

Is wonton a pasta?

Wonton skins (also called wonton wrappers) are thin sheets of dough made from flour, egg, and water. That's basically the same formula as Asian egg noodles, and not all that far off from Italian pasta, except wonton skins are cut into round and square sheets.

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Wonton Soup Easy Recipe

INGREDIENTS

For the Broth:

8 cups chicken broth

4 cups of water

5 stems of scallion whites

2 cloves of garlic

1 tsp soy sauce

1.5 tsp Shaoxing wine

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sugar

2 baby bok choy

scallion to garnish

salt to taste

For the Wonton Dumplings:

8 oz pork (minced)

5 jumbo shrimp (minced)

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp Shaoxing wine

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/4 tsp ginger paste

2 garlic cloves (grated)

1/4 tsp white pepper

1 scallion (minced)

2 tsp cornstarch

25 to 30 wonton wrappers

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a 6-quart pot add chicken broth, water, whites of scallions, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and sesame oil

2. Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 30 minutes

3. In a bowl add minced pork, minced shrimp, scallions, soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, pepper, cornstarch and combine well

4. Add 1 tsp of the meat mixture to the center of a wonton wrapper

5. Lightly wet the edges of the wrapper and fold in half, press and seal (You can also gather at the top press and seal)

6. Add wonton dumplings and cook for 5 minutes or until the wontons float, if not using all the wontons, freeze and use later on

7. Once cooked remove wontons from boiling broth and add to individual serving bowls

8. Ladle hot broth over the wonton dumplings, garnish and serve

Enjoy your Wonton Soup Easy Recipe!