Description
A cozy bowl of homemade wonton soup that hugs you from the inside out with silky broth and pillowy wontons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 package wonton wrappers (about 40–50)
- 3–4 stalks green onions
- 1–2-inch piece fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1–2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine or dry sherry (optional)
- Salt and white pepper (to taste)
- 6–8 cups chicken broth
- 2–3 cups bok choy, spinach, or napa cabbage
- 1 tsp cornstarch (optional)
- 1 egg (beaten, optional)
- White pepper and a pinch of sugar (to taste)
- Chili oil or Sriracha (for serving)
Instructions
- Prep and mix the filling: In a bowl, combine ground pork, minced green onion (white parts), minced garlic, grated ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, Shaoxing wine, cornstarch, sugar, and white pepper.
- Make the broth: In a large pot, heat oil, add ginger and green onions; sauté until fragrant.
- Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer; season with soy sauce and fish sauce.
- Assemble the wontons: Moisten edges of wonton wrappers, add filling, fold and seal.
- Cook the wontons: Drop into simmering broth, cook until wrappers are translucent and filling is cooked through (4–5 minutes).
- Add greens in the last few minutes to wilt.
- Serve: Ladle soup, garnish with green onions, sesame oil, and chili oil or Sriracha.
Notes
Keep unused wrappers covered with a damp towel to prevent drying. If freezing wontons, place them on a tray lined with parchment first.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: wontons, soup, homemade, comfort food, easy recipe