Homemade Wonton Soup with Pork and Ginger
This wonton soup, with pork and ginger, is a fun and delicious take on a classic Chinese take-out dish.
This soup, with its refreshing gingery chicken broth, pork and ginger filling, along with a crunchy addition of romaine, is a light and wonderful first course to a multi-course Chinese-style feast. I also love it for a light lunch.
Making this wonton soup is actually pretty easy and the results are very satisfying. The most tedious part is wrapping the wontons. Fortunately, you can do this ahead of time if you like and then freeze the wonton for cooking later.
Ingredients:
- 2 quarts reduced sodium or slightly salted homemade chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
- 1 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled, one inch minced and two inches thinly sliced
- 1/4 pound ground pork
- 2 large scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts separated
- 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, plus more for sprinkling
- 20 square wonton wrappers
- 2 hearts of romaine lettuce leaves, halved lengthwise and thinkly sliced crosswise
Prep Time:
60 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
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