Make your very own Chinese Wonton Soup, better than the restaurants for sure! Easy step-by-step instructions and a great recipe for the filling and delicious broth.

Chinese Wonton, so delicious! and here we have a recipe which I've made very easy for you, showing you step by step how to make the filling and wrap the wonton to make little parcels.

If any of you have been to a Chinese restaurant, you have most likely seen this Wonton dish. It's delicious! Often it is served in the form of a soup, with some vegetables and or noodles also in the broth. There are many ways to cook wonton, and there are also many fillings you can use.

Here, I will show you my favorite fillings, and I choose these because of the flavors and texture sensations you get.

The combination of the ingredients I use gives for a wonderfully aromatic and fresh tasting wonton, and when you bite into the wonton itself, first you get the soft pastry, (think of ravioli or similar), then the filling presents you with a mixture of soft from the meat, and a gentle crunch from the bamboo shoots or water chestnuts.

You then get a slightly chewy texture from the Chinese shitake mushrooms, and that's just the texture sensations!

As for the flavors, well, the fresh hit of ginger, mixed with the distinct taste of those Chinese mushrooms, combined with all the marinade, and the Chinese Wine coming through, this whole dish makes for a truly delightful eat!

Regarding the wonton pastry/wrappers, I have also made my own pastry from scratch, as you can see in the photo. I do this sometimes when I can't get to the shop to buy the wrappers.

However, given the time involved in making the wrappers, and the precision you need in rolling and shaping, I would advise buying the wrappers from the shop. They are better than my homemade wrappers that's for sure!

You may think, when you see this makes 50 wontons, it will take you forever to make them. I timed myself and it took just under 15 minutes to fill and shape them all. So don't be overwhelmed at the thought, be methodical and have everything you need in front of you. Take a seat and just fill and shape!

The marinade combination I use is not salty, but if you wish for a saltier flavour you can add an extra dash of soy sauce when you have served the dish. It's always a personal preference as to how much soy sauce you add to a recipe, but I don't like salty food, so I always add less and then people can help themselves later if they wish.

Instructions:

Prepare the filling

1. First off is to soak the Chinese Mushrooms in hot water. This will take around 1 hour for the mushrooms to soften. (I usually do this overnight). Save the water from the mushrooms. We will use it later.

2. Prepare all the ingredients, so start with the ground meat. If it is coarse cut, chop it a little more so it is fine, then transfer to a bowl.

3. Finely chop all the other ingredients for the wonton filling and add to the bowl. For the shrimp, be sure to remove the shell, devein and then chop into pieces about the size of a garden pea.

You can see from the photo below, all the filling ingredients are prepared and in the bowl. Now you add the marinade ingredients to the bowl

4. Take a spoon and combine very well. Then add 2 Tablespoons of the mushroom water, or cold water if you didn't use Chinese mushrooms. Combine everything. I always stir everything together for around 2 - 3 minutes constantly. Then cover and chill for 20 minutes.

Form or shape the Wonton Parcels

5. Take a small bowl and fill with cold water. This will be used to seal the wonton parcels.

6. Take one wonton wrapper (be sure it is one only as they sometimes stick together!) and place it on the palm of your hand so when you look at it, there is a pointy side at 12 o'clock and a point at 6 o'clock, like a diamond.

7. Use your finger, dip in the bowl of cold water, then run it along all the sides of the wrapper.

8. Just before you use the filling, give it a good stir since it's been marinating. then use a teaspoon and place some filling in the centre of the pastry like the photo.

9. Take the bottom point of the pastry (the 6 o'clock pointy end) and take it up to the top pointy (where my thumb is in the photo). Then seal all along the edges, making sure you get any air out. As you seal the edges, crimp a little along the way so the wonton looks like the photo below.

You can make different shapes, but for me, this is the easiest and one that seems to not open up in the broth!

Be sure the edges are all sealed otherwise the fillings will come out when you cook them.

10. When you have made the wonton, place on a floured surface, chopping board or parchment paper, and continue making them until you're done!

Cooking the Wonton

11. In a large pan, fill with boiling water then using a slotted spoon, place the wonton gently in the water. Try not to move them around in the water in case you break them. When they float to the top, they are cooked. Transfer them to the serving bowls. Discard the water as it will be very cloudy and starchy.

12. Now to make the broth, simply add your chosen broth to a pan, and bring to the boil.

13. Whilst waiting for the broth to boil, separate the Iceberg lettuce leaves. I do this by cutting the core off and running under a cold tap. The leaves come away very easy then.

14. Add the sesame oil and a dash of soy sauce if you wish to the broth, then add the lettuce leaves. Stir everything, and you will find the leaves soften and the broth is ready.

15. Take the lettuce out and arrange in the soup bowls, I did mine around the edge of the bowl with the wonton sitting in the middle!

16. Use a ladle and add the broth to the wonton, sprinkle with some scallions, cilantro, if you wish and serve!

You can also add some dashes of oyster sauce or soy sauce on the top, whatever you like!

Here I made Wonton Soup using Tofu and in the filling, rather than meat, I used ground soya meat. So delicious!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Chinese Wonton

Yield: 50

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Make your very own Chinese Wonton Soup, better than the restaurants for sure! Easy step by step instructions and great recipe for the filling and delicious broth.

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Ingredients

The Wonton:

• 1 Packet of Wonton Pastry, makes 50
• ½ lb or 250 g Ground pork, or chicken or turkey or soya
• 6 raw Prawns / Shrimps, cleaned
• 3 Chinese Shitake Mushrooms, soaked hot water or fresh regular mushrooms
• 2 Tablespoons finely chopped Bamboo Shoots or Water Chestnuts
•  If you can' get bamboo shoots or water chestnuts, use ½ medium carrot peeled and finely chopped into matchstick width cubes.
• 1 Finely chopped Scallion / Spring Onion
• 1 Egg
• ½ inch piece Fresh Ginger, peeled & finely chopped
• 1 Clove Garlic

The Marinade:

• 1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Chinese Rice Wine
• 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
• 1 Teaspoon Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
• ½ Teaspoon Fine White Pepper

The Soup:

• 1 Iceberg Lettuce
• 2 Pints Chicken or Vegetable Broth
• 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil

Instructions

1. Prepare the filling. First off is to soak the Chinese Mushrooms in hot water. This will take around 1 hour for the mushrooms to soften. (I usually do this over night). Save the water from the mushrooms. We will use it later.
2. Prepare all the ingredients, so start with the ground meat. If it is coarse cut, chop it a little more so it is fine, then transfer to a bowl.
3. Finely chop all the other ingredients for the wonton filling and add to the bowl. For the shrimp, be sure to remove the shell, de vein and then chop into pieces about the size of a garden pea.
4. You can see from the photo below, all the filling ingredients are prepared and in the bowl. Now you add the marinade ingredients to the bowl.
5. Take a spoon and combine very well. Then add 2 Tablespoons of the mushroom water, or cold water if you didn't use Chinese mushrooms. Combine everything. I always stir everything together for around 2 - 3 minutes constantly. Then cover and chill for 20 minutes.
6. Form the Wonton Parcels. Take a small bowl and fill with cold water. This will be used to seal the wonton parcels.
7. Take one wonton wrapper (be sure it is one only as they sometimes stick together!) and place it on the palm of your hand so when you look at it, there is a pointy side at 12 o'clock and a point at 6 o'clock, like a diamond.
8. Use your finger, dip in the bowl of cold water, then run it along all the sides of the wrapper.
9. Just before you use the filling, give it a good stir since it's been marinading. then use a teaspoon and place some filling in the centre of the pastry like the photo.
10. Take the bottom point of the pastry (the 6 o'clock pointy end) and take it up to the top pointy (where my thumb is in the photo). Then seal all along the edges, making sure you get any air out. As you seal the edges, crimp a little along the way so the wonton looks like the photo below.
11. You can make different shapes, but for me, this is the easiest and one that seems to not open up in the broth!
12. *** Be sure the edges are all sealed otherwise the fillings will come out when you cook them.
13. When you have made the wonton, place on a floured surface, or chopping board like I do, and continue making them until you're done!
14. ******* It is at this point, you can freeze the wonton. I place then on a floured sheet of parchment, then fold over the paper and place in a zip bag. They freeze very well. You can then cook from frozen or defrost and cook as the instructions below.
15. Cooking the Wonton. In a large pan, fill with boiling water then using a slotted spoon, place the wonton gently in the water. Try not to move them around in the water in case you break them. When they float to the top, they are cooked. Transfer them to the serving bowls. Discard the water as it will be very cloudy and starchy.
16. Now to make the broth, simply add your chosen broth to a pan, and bring to the boil.
17. Whilst waiting for the broth to boil, separate the Iceberg lettuce leaves. I do this my cutting the core off and running under a cold tap. The leaves come away very easy then.
18. Add the sesame oil and a dash of soy sauce if you wish to the broth, then add the lettuce leaves. Stir everything, and you will find the leaves soften and the broth is ready.
19. Take the lettuce out and arrange in the soup bowls, I did mine around the edge of the bowl with the wonton sitting in the middle! Use a ladle and add the broth to the wonton, sprinkle with some scallions, cilantro, if you wish and serve!
20. You can also add some dashes of oyster sauce or soy sauce on the top, whatever you like!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 50 Serving Size: 50 Servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 65Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 76mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 6g

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