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I have been making some homemade versions of my Chinese Takeaway favourites lately, and the latest of these is wonton soup.

Wonton soup is a clear chickeny broth with a couple of delicious soft wontons filled with a juicy pork and prawn filling. From what I can ascertain, in Chinese cuisine this isn’t considered a meal in itself, but a snack. However, I made it as a starter to a large Chinese feast. 

This recipe makes around 40 wontons, but you only need 3-4 per person. The good news is the rest can be frozen uncooked, to drop into soup in the future. I used the same filling as I did in the Pork and Prawn Jiaozi I did a couple of weeks ago.

WONTON SOUP
PREP TIME
1 hr
COOK TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
1 hr 15 mins
 

A savoury chicken broth with delicate wonton dumplings

COURSE: Main Course
CUISINE: Chinese
SERVINGS: 4
AUTHOR: www.mutherfudger.co.uk
INGREDIENTS
Wonton Filling
  • 120 grams Pak Choi
  • 3 Spring Onions
  • 200 grams King Prawns
  • 300 grams Minced Pork
  • 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Rice Wine
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger & Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Caster Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Cornflour
  • Pinch Salt and Pepper
  • 1 Packet Wonton Wrappers (40)
Soup
  • 1 Litre Chicken Stock
  • 1 teaspoon (heaped) Ginger and Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
  • 12 Wontons
  • 2 Spring Onions (finely sliced)
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Cut the root off the pak choi to separate the leaves. Place in a food processor with the spring onion and pulse until finely chopped. 

  2. Add in the remaining filling ingredients, and pulse until everything is well combined

  3. Place one of the wonton wrappers on a chopping board, one of the corners pointing upwards. Brush the top half of the square with a little water, then place a half teaspoon of the filling in the bottom corner

  4. Roll the wonton upwards till you have a sausage shape. Press the wrapper firmly at each side of the pocket of filling. Bend the left side in, dab with a little water, then fol the right side over the top

    folding wontons
  5. Place the wonton on an oiled baking tray, and repeat until you have run out of wrappers. Put 12 of the wonton to one side, and then place the tray in the freezer for 1 hour. Once hardened, the wonton can be placed into a tub or freezer bags. Any leftover filling can be frozen for later

  6. For the soup, place the chicken stock in a saucepan with the ginger and garlic paste. Turn on the heat and add the soy and sesame oil

  7. Once the soup starts to boil, turn the heat to a simmer and add the onions and the wontons. Turn the heat down, and place a lid on the pan. Simmer for about 15 minutes

  8. Serve with some steamed buns. 

RECIPE NOTES

If you want to give your soup a bit of a spicy kick, sprinkle in a few dried chilli flakes just before serving

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