Wonton Soup
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
427 kcal
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Course
Soup
Wonton Soup
Description
Wonton Soup here begins by mixing ground pork with rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, brown sugar, and green onion to form a seasoned filling. This mixture is wrapped carefully in wonton wrappers, sealed with water, and folded to create traditional triangular wontons. The folding technique helps trap air, giving the wontons volume and preventing them from bursting during cooking.
The soup base is a simple broth of chicken stock flavored with garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and green onions, creating a fragrant and mildly savory liquid. The wontons are boiled separately in water to cook through without clouding the broth, then strained and added to the warm soup to maintain clear broth and proper wonton texture.
This approach produces a balanced soup where the tender pork filling contrasts with the light broth infused with aromatic ingredients, delivering a classic Chinese-style wonton soup experience suitable as a starter or light meal.
Ingredients
Wontons
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated, fresh
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 2 green onion finely chopped
- 24 quare wonton wrappers 3½ inches each
Soup
- 6 cups chicken broth 1440 g
- 1½ teaspoons garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2-3 green onion finely chopped
Instructions
Wontons
- In a bowl, combine pork, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, sugar, and onion. Mix well.
- Place 1 teaspoon of filling into the center of each wonton wrapper.
- Moisten edges with water and fold the corners together, pressing out any excess air. (It should look like a triangle).
- Slightly lift the long edge of the wonton. Wrap the edges in the opposite directions and press firmly to seal, using your finger to create a space and wetting the edges as needed.
- Continue with the rest of the wontons and let them rest while you prepare the soup.
Soup
- In a medium pot over medium heat add chicken broth, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and green onions.
- In a separate large pot, bring about 4 quarts of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add wontons and cook for 5 minutes.
- Strain the wontons and add them to the warm broth mixture. Serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 427 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 427kcal | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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