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Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup

A delicious and comforting Wonton Soup featuring shrimp, pork, and flavorful broth, perfect for any occasion.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 bowls
Calories 234 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • bowl
  • Pan
  • Slotted spoon

Ingredients
  

Wonton Wrappers

  • 50 wrappers 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 tablespoon shallots (finely chopped, approx 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 (Note 5)
  • 2 cloves garlic (smashed)
  • ⅓ inches ginger (sliced, optional)
  • 1.5 tablespoon light soy sauce (Note 2)
  • 2 teaspoon sugar (any)
  • 1.5 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Note 3)
  • ¼ teaspoon sesame oil

To Serve

  • shallots (finely chopped)
  • bok choy (quartered, or Chinese broccoli, optional)
  • 40-50 g dried egg noodles (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.

Wrapping

  • 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. Vary soy sauce types as desired. Use Chinese cooking wine for depth of flavor, or omit if necessary.

Nutrition

Serving: 280gCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 17.5gFat: 6.4gSaturated Fat: 1.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5.1gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 932mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 1.8g
Keyword Asian, Pork, Shrimp, soup, Wonton Soup
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