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A steaming bowl of wonton soup with nine wontons, garnished with fresh scallions, presented in a white bowl on a marble table, viewed from an overhead angle.

Wonton Soup

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Supple wontons filled with fresh shrimp and pork swimming in a flavorful soup made from homemade chicken broth.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Chinese, Healthy, Seafood
Servings 5 Servings

Ingredients
 

Wontons (40-50 Pieces)

  • 1 package wonton wrappers
  • 0.5 lb shrimp shelled, deveined
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp finely ground white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

For Each Bowl of Soup

  • 1/8 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 tbsp scallions julienned
  • 2 cups homemade unseasoned pork, chicken, or a combination of pork and chicken broth

Instructions
 

  • Prep | In two separate pots, boil chicken broth (enough for serving) and 4 quarts of water.
  • Filling | Place shrimp on a cutting board and use two knives to chop them into a very fine paste.
    Put the ground shrimp in a bowl along with ground pork, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, white pepper, and salt. Mix well.
  • Soup | In each serving bowl, add white pepper, salt, and chopped scallions.
  • Wontons | Place a wonton wrapper in front of you. Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of the filling in the middle of the wrapper.
    Moisten the edges of the wrapper with a little water. Fold the bottom half of the wrapper up to meet the top half, creating a rectangle. Press gently around the edges to seal.
    Dab the bottom corner of the wonton with a little water, then bring the sharp corners together, overlapping them like folded arms. Pinch and press to seal. Repeat this process for as many wontons as you will be serving.
  • Assemble | Place the wontons in the boiling water, but make sure to cook no more than 10 at a time. Immediately stir gently to prevent sticking. Cook for 3 mins, then transfer them to each serving bowl.
    Add 2 cups of chicken broth to each bowl and stir everything together. Serve the wontons and soup while hot.
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