Wonton Soup

Method

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1. Mix the pork with the soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, ginger, white pepper, salt and cornflour, stirring in one direction for 2 minutes until sticky.

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2. Fold in the chopped prawns, spring onions and sesame oil. Chill 20 minutes.

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3. Simmer the stock with the sliced ginger and whole spring onions for 15 minutes, then strain and season with soy sauce and sesame oil. Keep hot.

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4. To wrap, put a teaspoon of filling in the centre of a wrapper, wet the edges, and fold into a triangle, pressing out all the air.

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5. Bring the two long corners together around your finger and pinch to seal, so it sits like a little bundle.

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6. Bring a separate large pan of water to a gentle boil and cook the wontons in two batches for 3 to 4 minutes, until the wrappers turn translucent and they float.

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7. Blanch the pak choi in the same water for 60 seconds.

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8. Divide the wontons and greens between warmed bowls and ladle the hot broth over.

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9. Scatter with spring onion and serve immediately.

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Chef’s Tips

• Press all the air out as you seal, or the wontons will burst in the water.
• A good stock is the whole soup here. Use homemade if you possibly can.
• Wontons freeze superbly — cook from frozen, adding 2 minutes.

Common Substitutions & Variations

• Out of spring onions? A small regular onion, finely sliced, or a few chives stirred in at the end both cover the job.
• A quarter-teaspoon of ground ginger per tablespoon of fresh is the standard ratio if you are working from the spice rack rather than a fresh root.
• Vegetable stock in place of the chicken stock makes this meat-free without changing the method, if that is what you need.

Pairing Suggestions

• Jasmine tea or a light lager
• Serve as a starter, or with noodles added for a full meal
• Follow with orange segments

Storage & Reheating

Uncooked wontons freeze 2 months. Store leftover broth and wontons separately; wontons left in liquid turn to paste.

Common questions

Nutritional Highlights

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.