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    Wonton Soup Recipe

    Published: Jan 20, 2022 · Modified: Mar 30, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

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    A delicious homemade wonton soup made from scratch with a filling of shrimp/prawns and pork in a flavourful chicken broth, this is comfort food at its best. Quick and easy to make, with delicious dumplings that take only minutes to make, this soup is ideal for a busy midweek dinner, and it's better than any Chinese take-away.

    A blue bowl with wonton soup

    Winter is all about comfort food, isn't it? And I have the very best one to soothe us like nothing else can: a heavenly bowl of homemade wonton soup. Forget about buying frozen ready-made wontons, you can get yours done in a matter or minutes with fresh ingredients that you can trust.

    Prawns and pork are a combo used heavily in Asian recipes, especially Chinese. It's delicious, and gives a nice touch to these delicate wontons. You could, of course, choose only one meat, but together they taste even better. Let me show you how to make your own Chinese delicacy at home.

    Wontons are nothing but delicious dumplings that can have any filling of your choice, from vegetarian to meat, or seafood. Use any combination you like, the folding is done the same way.

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    • HOW TO MAKE WONTONS AT HOME
    • HOW TO COOK WONTONS
    • HOW TO MAKE THE BROTH
    • TIPS AND TRICKS
    A wonton in between 2 chopsticks

    HOW TO MAKE WONTONS AT HOME

    Right, so all you need is some wonton wrappers, which you can find at most Asian stores. Not sure about regular supermarkets, probably the big ones do have in the Asian aisle.

    Usually these wrappers are either round or square. Any would do, and there are so many ways of folding a wonton, but this one is probably the easiest.

    THE FILLING

    • To make the filling, combine the ground pork with finely chopped shrimp/prawns, spring onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and oyster sauce.
    Collage of 4 photos to show how to make the filling for wontons

    HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE WONTONS

    • Place about half a teaspoon of filling in the middle of the wrapper, brush the edges with water, then fold into a triangle.
    • Fold the edges together to seal, then repeat with the remaining ingredients.
    Collage of 6 photos to show how to make wontons

    Careful with the filling, you really need a small amount, otherwise you won't be able to seal it properly. It does help to moist the edges of the wrappers with water before folding to seal it perfectly.

    Some people use egg wash too, but plain water works just fine, so no need for that. Keep it nice and simple, that's the beauty with this soup.

    HOW TO COOK WONTONS

    Bring a pan of water to a boil, add about 5-10 wontons (depending on the size of the pan), and cook for about 5 minutes or until the wontons float. The filling will be fully cooked (since it's such a small amount anyway) and the wrappers will be amazingly soft.

    HOW TO MAKE THE BROTH

    It's super simple, and super delicious. Bring chicken stock (broth) to a boil, add ginger, garlic, spring onions, pak choi and leave to cook for a few minutes so that the veggies are tender. Add the wontons to the soup, and that's it, it's ready.

    As for the broth itself, you can either go for chicken broth with ginger, garlic and throw in some spring onions and pak choi, or even use miso soup, for a Japanese twist. Whatever you choose, you are in for a treat!

    Collage of 4 photos to show how to make broth for wontons

    TIPS AND TRICKS

    This soup might look complicated to make, but trust me, it can't be any simpler. The wontons are very easy to assemble, and they don't requite any hard technique - as long as the wrappers are sealed well, they will cook perfectly.

    It might seem that the cooking time is very short and the filling won't have time to cook, but given that there is such a small amount of meat inside, this does cook very quickly.

    It only takes 3-4 minutes for the wontons to float, and once they do, that's it, they are cooked, and can be removed from the pan. They really are so delicious!

    I used the same filling for my Pan-Fried Dumplings (Chinese Potstickers) - they are as easy to put together, and as delicious. Do give them a go!

    A blue bowl with wonton soup

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    A blue bowl with wonton soup
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    Wonton Soup Recipe
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    5 mins
    Total Time
    15 mins
     

    A delicious homemade wonton soup made from scratch with a filling of shrimp/prawn and pork in a flavourful chicken broth, this is comfort food at its best; Asian style. Quick and easy to make, with delicious dumplings that take only minutes to make, this soup is ideal for a busy midweek dinner, and it's better than any Chinese take-away. Ready in just 15 minutes, this is a fantastic recipe for the Chinese New Year

    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: chinese soup recipes
    Servings: 5 servings
    Calories: 208 kcal
    Author: Daniela Apostol
    Ingredients
    For the filling
    • 100 g ground pork
    • 100 g shrimp/prawns, finely chopped
    • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
    • 2 cloves a garlic, finely chopped
    • ½ teaspoon oyster sauce
    • ½ teaspoon soy sauce
    • ½ teaspoon rice vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • 25 wonton wrappers
    For the soup
    • 5 cups chicken broth (stock)
    • a handful of pak choi
    • 2 spring onions, chopped
    • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
    Metric - US Customary
    Instructions
    1. To make the filling, mix all the ingredients.

    2. Place about a teaspoon of the mixture onto a wonton wrapper, then brush the edges with water.

    3. Fold the wrapper like a triangle, then bring the corners together to seal. Repeat until you use up the mixture.

    4. Add boiling water to a pan, then add about 5-10 wontons at a time, depending how big your pan is.

    5. Leave to boil for about 5 minutes or until the wontons float and they are cooked through.

    6. To make the soup, add the chicken broth to a pan together with the garlic, ginger, pak choi and spring onion, then bring to a boil.

    7. Add one-two ladlefuls of the chicken broth, then some wontons.

    8. Serve hot!

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    Recipe Notes
    • If you'd like to see the ingredients listed in cups and ounces, please check the US Customary Link.
    • Also, the amount of ingredients changes depending on the servings, so click on the number listed to change it to the number you prefer.
    Nutrition Facts
    Wonton Soup Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 208 Calories from Fat 54
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 6g9%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Cholesterol 68mg23%
    Sodium 1292mg54%
    Potassium 305mg9%
    Carbohydrates 24g8%
    Protein 12g24%
    Vitamin A 70IU1%
    Vitamin C 19.4mg24%
    Calcium 71mg7%
    Iron 2.4mg13%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Sarah

      February 06, 2021 at 11:46 pm

      Excellent!!!! I added Miso to the chicken broth and it was so lovely. I got 'wonton' back from making them but it was so worth it !!!

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        February 07, 2021 at 8:57 pm

        I am glad you liked it!

        Reply
    2. Stephanie

      February 17, 2021 at 6:05 pm

      Can this be frozen?

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        February 17, 2021 at 8:03 pm

        Yes, the wontons can be frozen uncooked.

        Reply
    3. Lizz

      April 03, 2021 at 3:42 pm

      Can't wait to try this recipe. I love this soup, but these days prefer to make it myself, that includes egg rolls, and fried rice and beef and broccoli. It is so much better homemade. Thank you for giving me a Wonton Soup recipe for my recipe box. I will eat and enjoy and I have a friend going in for surgery and I will make some for her when she gets home. I just need my bok choy and I will be all set. Thanks again. Ms. Lizz

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        April 03, 2021 at 7:00 pm

        I hope you like it!

        Reply
    4. Grace

      May 04, 2021 at 4:49 am

      Have you ever made this with low or no sodium broth? Really need to cut back the sodium.

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        May 04, 2021 at 11:04 am

        I haven't, but it's worth trying, the overall quality will not be changed.

        Reply
    5. Martha

      January 31, 2022 at 9:56 pm

      I just made it for our gdaughter. I love wonton soup. Thank you for sharing. My gdaughter specifically asked for this soup.

      Reply
    6. Sarahjane

      March 12, 2022 at 8:31 pm

      This was the most "great Chinese restaurant" tasting won ton soup I have ever had outside of our favorite restaurant. I have made the soup with and without misu and either way is wonderful. This is now a staple in our meal rotations!

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        March 12, 2022 at 10:07 pm

        Amazing! I am glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your comment!

        Reply
    7. Olga

      May 07, 2022 at 8:24 pm

      The broth is so good….I turned it into Wor wonton, adding steamed veggies, shrimp and Chinese BBQ pork along with the wontons…so delicious…this is my second time making is…and it won,t be the last….thank you for sharing…

      Reply
      • Daniela Apostol

        May 09, 2022 at 3:49 pm

        Thank you for your feedback, I am glad you enjoyed the recipe.

        Reply

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