Wonton Soup

I love wonton soup! When it is done right, it is so delicious! When it is done wrong, it’s just meh. Here’s how I make a delicately balanced, flavorful soup that is as pleasing to the eyes as it is the pallet. You can serve it as an appetizer, or as the main dish. I hope you enjoy it!

Wonton Soup

Scott James Gaspard

A delicate soup made with chicken, shrimp, pork wontons, and packed with flavor.

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 16 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 1 minute min

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 4 people

Calories 586 kcal

Equipment

• several bowls of various sizes
• cutting board
• kitchen knife
• paring knife – for deveining the shrimp
• cookie sheet
• parchment paper
• large stockpot
• large perforated spoon
• large ladle
• large serving bowl
• soup bowls
• soup spoons

Ingredients

  

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For the wonton filling

• ¼ pound ground pork
• ½ tsp ginger – grated or minced
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp rice vinegar – such as Qian Hu Chinese Shaohsing Rice Cooking Wine
• 1 tsp light soy sauce – such as Pearl River Bridge Light Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp green onions – finely chopped
• 24 wonton wrappers
• 2 tbsp water – for sealing the wonton wrappers

For the soup

• ¼ pound medium shrimp – peeled and deveined
• 2 chicken thighs – skinned, deboned, and cubed
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 8 ounce water chestnuts – sliced
• 1 tbsp soy sauce – such as Pearl River Bridge Light Soy Sauce
• ½ tsp fresh ginger – grated or minced
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp rice wine – such as Qian Hu Chinese Shaohsing Rice Cooking Wine
• 1 tbsp green onion – finely chopped
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 1 cup Cremini mushrooms – sliced

Instructions

 

• In a glass bowl, thoroughly combine the wonton filling ingredients. Set in the refrigerator until ready to use, allowing the flavors to meld.
  1/4 pound ground pork, 1 tsp light brown sugar, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1 tbsp green onions
  
• Lay out wonton wrappers on your cutting board a few at a time, oriented diagonally with a corner facing toward you. Wet each corner of the wrapper with a little water. Add a round tsp of filling to the center. Fold the corner facing you over the top of the filling, and press it to the opposite corner, making a triangle facing away from you. Fold the corners of the triangle together at the bottom, allowing the top corner to naturally fold over.
  24 wonton wrappers
  
• Set each wonton onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, being careful not to let them touch, or they will stick together! Set aside while you prepare the soup.
  
• Peel and devein the shrimp, add to a small bowl, and set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  1/4 pound medium shrimp
  
• Debone and dice the chicken thighs, and set them aside.
  2 chicken thighs
  
• In a large stockpot, add the chicken stock, cubed chicken, water chestnuts, soy, ginger, brown sugar, and rice wine. Bring to a rapid boil, then reduce to a fast simmer. Simmer for 5 – 10 minutes, or until the cubed chicken is cooked through.
  8 cups chicken stock, 2 chicken thighs, 8 ounce water chestnuts, 1 tsp light brown sugar, 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice wine
• Add the green onions, spinach leaves, sliced mushrooms, prepared wontons, and shrimp. Simmer for a few minutes or until the shrimp turns pink and slightly translucent.
  1 cup Cremini mushrooms, 1 cup baby spinach leaves, 1 tbsp green onion, 1/4 pound medium shrimp
  
• Transfer soup to a large bowl, with a large ladle, and set on the dining table. Add a couple ladles of soup to each bowl, making sure to include some of each ingredient. Add more soy sauce, if desired, to your taste.

Notes

• The prepared wontons are delicate, so handle them carefully. Do not boil them, or they will fall apart! A few minutes of simmering is all that is required. If you are unsure, you can remove one and cut it in half to make sure it is cooked through.
• Don’t overcook the shrimp! Just a few minutes of simmering is all that is required. Overcooked shrimp are tough and not delicious.
• Don’t overcook the spinach! A light wilting is all that is needed. Overcooked spinach can be slimy, yucky, and not pleasing to the eye.

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Nutrition

Calories: 586kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 1514mg | Potassium: 1023mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 851IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 4mg