Homemade Wantons in soup
A steaming bowl of wanton can be so welcoming and making them at home is a very easy process. It is a comfort food for me that reminds me of my younger days when we will sit around the table at home wrapping wanton and sharing time with our family. This is a basic recipe for wanton with pork and shrimp filling. Deep fry the wanton or boil in soup as desired.
- Prep time
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- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g Minced meat
- 70 g Peeled prawns (chopped coarsely)
- 3 water chestnuts (cut into small cubes)
- 1 stalk spring onions (finely chopped)
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine
- drops sesame oil
- 1 pinch salt
- Freshly ground white pepper (to taste)
- 30 wanton skins
- 1.5 litre chicken stock (or anchovies stock)
- 1 stalk spring onions (finely chopped )
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mixed the minced meat, prawns, spring onions, soy sauce, white pepper, chestnuts, ginger and chinese wine together. Mix well and marinade for at least 15 minutes.
- 2
To wrap wantons:
- 3
Prepare a small bowl of water. Take 1 piece of wanton skin.
- 4
Place about 1 teaspoon of filling in the centre.
- 5
Wet half the outer edges of the wanton wrapper with your fingers.
- 6
Fold the skin in half.
- 7
Next to join the wanton, dab one corner with water.
- 8
Then start to fold into half again but now bring the 2 corners together ( the underside of the left corner and the top side of the right corner together).
- 9
Then we will get a wanton. (Rule of thumb is do not overstuff the skin with filling. Otherwise may not be able to fold the skin in half again).
- 10
Place chicken/anchovy stock in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the wantons in batches and cook until the wantons float to the top, about 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 11
Serve in a small bowl and garnish with some spring onions.