Wontonsoupii Recipes

Steps:

• Soup Base:.
• Place ingredients for soup base into a large soup pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes to combine flavors.
• Remove broth from heat and set aside.
• Wontons:.
• Place 2 tbsp chicken stock and cornstarch into a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
• Add minced scallions, minced ginger, pork, soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, and sugar, and stir well.
• Fill a cup with water and set it nearby.
• Place a wrapper in front of you so that it looks like a diamond.
• Dip your finger in the water and moisten all 4 edges of the wrapper.
• Place about 1 tsp of the meat mixture in the center of the wrapper and fold in half over the filling to make a triangle.
• Press firmly along the sides to seal it and remove any excess trapped air.
• Moisten the left and right corners of the triangle and pinch them together.
• Place stuffed wonton on a wax paper lined baking sheet and cover lightly with a kitchen towel.
• Repeat until all wontons are made.
• Soup:.
• Bring reserved broth to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium low.
• Add wontons to simmering broth.
• Stir occasionally until wonton filling is firm and cooked through - about 5 minutes.
• Stir in spinach leaves and cook for 30 seconds until they wilt.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pork, shrimp, sugar, wine, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon chopped green onion and ginger. Blend well, and let stand for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place about one teaspoon of the filling at the center of each wonton skin. Moisten all 4 edges of wonton wrapper with water, then pull the top corner down to the bottom, folding the wrapper over the filling to make a triangle. Press edges firmly to make a seal. Bring left and right corners together above the filling. Overlap the tips of these corners, moisten with water and press together. Continue until all wrappers are used.
• FOR SOUP: Bring the chicken stock to a rolling boil. Drop wontons in, and cook for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion, and serve.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or soup pot heat the oil over medium high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the 1/4 cup of sliced scallions and the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low so that the broth just simmers. Allow broth to simmer for at least 20 to 30 minutes while the wontons are being assembled.
• In a small mixing bowl combine the remaining teaspoon of minced garlic, remaining tablespoon of chopped ginger, 3 tablespoons of finely chopped scallions, the pork, egg yolk, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and crushed red pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Working on a flat work surface, lay out a few of the wontons. (Keep remaining wonton wrappers covered with plastic wrap.) Fill a small bowl partially with cool water and set aside. Using a teaspoon measure, place a heaping teaspoonful of the meat filling in the center of each wonton. Using your fingers, lightly wet the edges of the wonton. Bring 2 opposite corners of the wonton together to form a triangle and enclose the filling, pressing edges firmly around the mound of filling to eliminate any air pockets and seal. Moisten opposite corners of the long side. Curl moistened corners toward each other, overlapping one on top of the other, and press the edges together to seal. You should now have a rounded stuffed wonton with a triangle poking up at the top. Assemble the remaining wontons in the same manner. When the wontons are all assembled, set aside.
• Add the sliced bok choy, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots to the broth and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Using your hands or a slotted spoon, gently add the prepared wontons to the simmering broth. Increase the heat slightly so that the broth returns to a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally (very gently), until the wontons float and the pork filling is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• For Wontons:.
• Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add ginger root, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, sherry, beaten egg, minced flat-leaf parsley, garlic powder, 4 thinly sliced scallions, salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue cooking 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the cooked chopped shrimp.
• Remove from heat, mix thoroughly& allow to cool slightly.
• Place a small amount of water into a small bowl to use for sealing the wontons.
• Place a tablespoon or more of the filling into the center of each wrapper.
• Moisten edges with water, fold up corner of wrapper over the filling and press firmly to seal. It will look like a triangle.
• Hold filled wonton by the tip with the longest side down.
• Gently wrap corners around filled part, moisten with water and gently pinch to seal.
• The finished wonton resembles a nurse's hat.
• Set wontons aside on an oiled plate & continue with remaining wontons.
• The reason for oiling the plate is to prevent wontons from sticking.
• FOR THE SOUP:.
• Soak black mushrooms in warm water for about 20 minutes. Discard stems.
• Place the chicken broth & 2 tablespoons of sesame oil into a large pot and bring to a light boil.
• Add sliced water chestnuts, baby corn, bok choy and black mushrooms. Let resume boil.
• 5 minutes before serving add the brocoli, mushrooms, shrimp.
• 1-2 minutes before serving add the snow peas, 1/2 of the chicken, 1/3 of the barbecue pork and add the wontons one at a time so they do not stick together. Allow the heat and serve immediately.
• Ladle soup into individual large soup bowls with as many wontons per person as desired.
• Top with remaining strips of pork, strips of chicken, as many whole cooked shrimp as desired, and several slices of hard-boiled egg.
• Garnish with sliced and cut up pieces of scallions & Italian flat-leaf parsley on top and serve.