Description
Learn how to make delicious Homemade Wonton Soup with this easy recipe. Perfect for a comforting meal!
Ingredients
Scale
For the wontons:
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onions
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 24 wonton wrappers
- small bowl of water (for sealing)
For the soup:
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 cup baby bok choy (chopped)
- 1/2 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the wonton filling: In a medium bowl, combine ground pork, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, ginger, rice vinegar, salt, and white pepper. Mix well.
- Fill and shape the wontons: Place filling in wonton wrappers, moisten edges, fold, and seal. Bring corners together and shape into traditional wontons.
- Cook the soup: Boil chicken broth, add soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger. Simmer, add mushrooms and bok choy. Drop in wontons and simmer until cooked through.
- Adjust seasoning and serve: Taste soup, adjust salt if needed. Serve hot, garnished with green onions.
Notes
- You can substitute ground chicken or shrimp for pork in the filling.
- Add chili oil or white pepper for a spicier broth.
- Leftover wontons can be frozen before cooking.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
