Homemade Wonton Soup

3.96 from 44 votes

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

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: servings

Calories: 208kcal

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

To make the filling, mix all the ingredients.
Place about a teaspoon of the mixture onto a wonton wrapper, then brush the edges with water.
Fold the wrapper like a triangle, then bring the corners together to seal. Repeat until you use up the mixture.
Add boiling water to a pan, then add about 5-10 wontons at a time, depending how big your pan is.
Leave to boil for about 5 minutes or until the wontons float and they are cooked through.
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.
Add one-two ladlefuls of the chicken broth, then some wontons.
Serve hot!

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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.
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!

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