Wonton Skin Soup
You won't find this Wonton Skin Soup anywhere online but here. Slurp up silky wonton wrappers and enjoy this family recipe!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 L chicken and pork stock
- 1/2 US cup dried shrimp
- 8 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
- 60 g / 0.13 lb rock sugar ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 kg / 2.2 lb pork spare rib
- 1 box blood jelly
- 2 packet wonton wrapper ((we get it in the fridge section of Asian supermarkets))
- yaotiao ((Chinese donut sticks))
- coriander ((finely chopped))
- spring onion ((finely chopped))
- pepper ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Bring the stock to a boil and add the dried shrimp into the broth. Let it simmer on a low-medium heat as you're cooking the stock.
- 2
When the stock has simmered for a least 2.5 hours, bring the stock back to a boil and add the pork spare ribs in to cook for 30 minutes or until just cooked. Make sure it cooks over a low-medium heat.
- 3
When cooked, take the ribs out and cut them into 2cm (0.8") chunks. Set them aside in a bowl to serve later.Note: If you plan on adding blood jelly as a topping, you can start cooking it now. Once they're cooked, add them into the stock to absorb the stock's flavor.
- 4
Turn the heat up to high and season the broth with the fish sauce, rock sugar, salt and chicken bouillon powder. Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- 5
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add about 10 wonton wrappers in at a time. Let them cook for 3 minutes or until just cooked.Pro Tip: Peel them apart as you drop them into the boiling water so they don't clump up as they cook. Also stir the base every 30 seconds so they don't stick to the bottom.
- 6
Scoop the skins out into a bowl of cool water.
- 7
Start cooking the next batch of skins, then scoop the cooled batch into a colander to drip dry.
- 8
To serve, put the cooked wrappers into a bowl. Then top it with the pork spare ribs and scoop the soup over the top along with the blood jelly.
- 9
Garnish with spring onions and coriander, pepper and a yaotiao!