PORK WONTON SOUP

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Wow! This recipe is so much better than what I have been served in restaurants. The sesame oil in the pork mixture gives a nice flavor and I love the bit of crunch the napa cabbage has in the soup.

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     Clear Soup

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons minced celery
1 scallion, chopped fine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 lb ground pork
1 tablespoon finely grated carrot (optional)
1 cup napa cabbage (chopped fine)
40 wonton wrappers (about one package)
8 cups chicken broth (homemade or canned)
1 cup napa cabbage leaf, tips with no stem
2 scallions, chopped (green part only)

Steps:

  • Add all meat filling and let set for 30 minutes.
  • Mix the chopped cabbage with the pork.
  • Method:.
  • Set out ten wonton wrappers on a counter surface.
  • Place 3/4 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each wonton wrapper.
  • Have a cup of water handy.
  • Moisten both index fingers with water.
  • With a corner pointing up, moisten two adjoining edges of the corner with water.
  • Repeat with all ten wontons.
  • Bring the opposite corner up and fold together over the filling to make a triangle.
  • Run your fingers along edge to seal tightly.
  • At the bottom,fold the remaining side corners together; moisten and seal tightly.
  • In a large saucepan, bring the chicken broth to a boil over medium/high heat.
  • Using a spatula to remove wontons from counter, drop in the ten wontons, stirring gently.
  • Place lid on saucepan and reduce the heat to medium.
  • When the broth returns to a boil and the wontons start to float, remove pan from the heat.
  • With a strainer, transfer the wontons from the pan to 6 individual soup bowls.
  • Repeat until all forty wontons are cooked through.
  • Pour hot broth over wontons.
  • Add a bit of cabbage and scallion tops to each bowl and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.3, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 32.1, Sodium 1493.9, Carbohydrate 33.7, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.4, Protein 18.8

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