ASIAN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart pan, add chicken broth, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add potstickers or won tons and simmer, uncovered, until hot in center (cut to test), 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add sliced green onion.
• Serve in bowls and add Asian (toasted) sesame oil to taste.

ASIAN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• Cook dumplings in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling unsalted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. (Cut into a dumpling to check filling.) Remove pot from heat and keep dumplings warm in hot water.
• While dumplings cook, bring chicken broth to a boil in a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot. Add cabbage, mushrooms, and carrots and boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, then add peas and cook 2 minutes. Stir in scallions, sesame oil, salt, and pepper and boil until all vegetables are tender, about 1 minute.
• Divide dumplings among 4 soup bowls with a slotted spoon. Ladle soup over dumplings.

ASIAN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine scallions, garlic, ginger, and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook, partially covered, for 10 minutes. Add chicken broth and mushrooms, cook until the mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add dumplings and baby corn; boil until dumplings are tender, about 4 minutes. Add watercress, stir until wilted, about 30 seconds. Spoon into bowls, and serve immediately.

ASIAN DUMPLING AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, shallots, garlic, pepper and ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened; 4 to 5 minutes.
• 2. Add broth; bring to a boil. Add frozen dumplings and frozen squash. Cook, stirring occasionally until dumplings and squash are tender; about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted; about 1 minute. Discard pepper.
• 3. Divide among serving bowls. Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds, dividing evenly.
• Chef's tip: Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until light golden and fragrant; 2 to 3 minutes.

ASIAN DUMPLING SOUP WITH RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. add first group of ingredients to a pot, bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes.
• 2. Add in snow peas and dumplings, simmering for 2-3 minutes until dumplings are cooked through.
• 3. Add remaining ingredients to the pot, or place in individual bowls and spoon the hot soup over the top, garnishing with green onions and cilantro.

SHORTCUT ASIAN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot saute garlic and ginger in oil for a minute or two. Add broth, soy sauce, sugar and rice wine, Bring to a boil. Add dumplings and boil 5 more minuted over medium-low.
• If using egg, beat with fork till frothy. Slowly pour into boiling soup in a thin stream, creating cooked ribbons of egg.
• Remove from heat and garnish with scallions and pepper.