Wonton Soup Recipe. Tin Eats. Homemade wonton soup These wontons are filled with a juicy pork and prawn shrimp filling and will knock your socks off. T0iiM6xw/maxresdefault.jpg' alt='Chinese Seafood Soup Recipe With Chicken Broth Easy' title='Chinese Seafood Soup Recipe With Chicken Broth Easy' />How To Make Chinese Seafood Soup RecipeI have a couple of cheeky tips and when you see my step by step photos and VIDEO, you are going to be so surprised how fast and EASY these are to make. These wontons are outta this world. Added bonus This entire bowl is under 3. Healthy eating at its BESTThe first time you have a real wonton, whether homemade or at a proper restaurant that makes them fresh with real meat or seafood fillings rather than fillers, you will be blown away. The filling is tender and you can actually taste what its made of, rather than being a small grey ball of meat made of who knows what. Its like the difference between a homemade sausage roll and a cheap frozen supermarket one. Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken. They are simply incomparable. Homemade wontons are simply incredible. Simply being the operative word here. I think wontons are one of those things that many people dont think to make, assuming they are really tedious and take ages. But they dont The filling takes minutes to make literally 5 minutes and wrapping the wontons is super fast if you use my method I used to use my mothers Wonton recipe, because its the one I have used all my cooking life. Chinese Seafood Soup Recipe IngredientsHere are six of the most popular Chinese soup recipes. Each one is unique, extremely delicious and healthy. This tangy, buttery, gorgeous soupbright red with dend oilis Daniel Bouluds riff on a recipe by French chef Claude Troisgros. Slideshow More Recipes by. Chinese Watercress and Honey Date Soup is a great natural remedy to cure headache, eczema, cough and flu. 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So I think my mother was a bit disgruntled when I told her I was using Maggies Wonton filling for this post because its better than hers. I sent her away with samples, and she agreed that Maggies Wontons are fantastic, but didnt admit it was better. It IS better. Sorry mum Maggies has better seasoningWonton Fillings. There are so many variations of wonton fillings. I would say that pork is probably the most common, and prawn shrimp is the most popular. At least, here in Sydney. Then there are all sorts of additions, including mushrooms, water chestnuts, chopped up Asian greens and even carrots. With all the possible variations out there, and not knowing which recipes are actually real, you can be confident that this is authentic because I have used Maggies recipe exactly as it is written. Oh wait Except. Using a potato masher to bring the filling together. A potato masher is just about the least Chinese kitchen utensil there is, but it takes around 2. Call me lazy. But it works. Wrapping Wontons. Now this is where Maggie and I differ. If you click over to Maggies recipe, you will see that she uses trapezium shaped wontons wrappers I had to Google that. I use plain square ones because they are readily available here in Australia, even in supermarkets Woolies, Coles. Once cooked, they look pretty similar. So here is how I wrap wontons. Doing it this way, you can lay out 1. My Way of Wrapping Wontons. The above is the way I usually fold wontons because I like the way the tails flap around like noodles once cooked. Yes, Im a 7 year old in the body of a 3. To me, the flappy wonton skins are part of the Wonton Soup experience. However, when I know Im going to be freezing all or most of them, I wrap them in a more compact way so they fit better inside containers. This is the way the frozen wontons in Asian grocery stores are wrapped at least, here in Sydney. The photo on the bottom right is a container of frozen wontons I bought to show you how they are sold. Also so I could make some and smugly say how much better homemade is Asian Grocery Store Way. Both wonton wrapping methods are just as easy, and you can do them in batches rather than holding them one by one. But you can see how much more compact the Asian Grocery Store Way is compared to My Way. This is what mine looks like once cooked. See all that wonton wrapper flappage YUM. Honestly, dont get too hung up about how neat your wontons are. Once cooked, they mostly lose their shape, so just make sure that your filling is well sealed inside and that you dont just bunch it up like a money bag so you have a thick wad of wonton wrapper that wont cook through. And even if the filling falls out, you still get the same flavour, so dont fret How to serve Wontons. Wontons are served in a clear Chinese chicken broth. You can get them with just the wontons in the soup and a sprinkle of shallotsscallions, with some Chinese greens gai lanChinese Broccoli and Buk Choi are common and even with noodles which is my favourite way at Chinese restaurants. Usually called Combination Long and Short Soup on Chinese restaurant menus Short referring to the wontons and Long referring to the long noodles If I am at an Asian store, I usually pick up Chinese chicken broth which is more yellow but just as tasty as Western chicken broth that is available at supermarkets. However, I usually make this with ordinary Chicken broth using the same soup broth recipe as my Chinese Noodle Soup. So. what do you think Have I convinced you to give homemade Wonton Soup a go I promise it is WORTH ITThey taste absolutely incredible. You will be amazed Nagi x. PS These are so fantastic for standby meals to keep in your freezer because you can throw in whatever veggies you have and voila You have a complete HEALTHY mealTraditionally, wonton soup is served without noodles. But here in Australia, Chinese restaurants have Combination Short and Long Soup which is wonton soup with noodles, so I have provided that option. Feel free to load up with veggies in the soup thats what I do to make a super healthy, delicious, satisfying meal Fantastic for freezing for quick standby meals. Recipe VIDEO below. Author Nagi Recipe. Tin Eats. 20. 0g 7 oz lean pork minceground pork2. Chinese cooking wineShaoxing wine 212tspsalt. Shallots scallions, finely chopped. Bok choy, quartered, or Chinese broccoli cut into 1. Place all Wonton ingredients except wonton wrappers into a bowl. Use a potato masher to mash until fairly smooth about 2. Dont turn the prawn into a complete paste, small chunks are good. Wrapping wontons see photos in post. Use My Way better Wonton Soup experience or the Asian Grocery Store Way easier to pack for freezing. Lay Wontons on work surface. Use 2 teaspoons to put the Filling on the wontons. Work in batches of 5 if starting out, up to 1. Brush 2 edges with water. Fold to seal, pressing out air. Brush water on one corner and bring corners together, pressing to seal. Place wrapped wontons into a container with a lid as you work so they dont dry out. To cook bring a large pot of water to boil. Place wontons in water and cook for 4 minutes or until they float. Remove with slotted spoon straight into serving bowls. To freeze Freeze uncooked in airtight containers. Cook from frozen for 6 to 8 minutes. IMPORTANT Do not freeze if you made this with defrosted frozen prawns. Note 1. 1Place Broth ingredients in a saucepan over high heat. Add white ends of scallionsshallots if leftover from Wonton filling. Place lid on, bring to simmer then reduce to medium high and simmer for 5 1. Pick garlic and ginger out before using. If using vegetables, blanch in the soup broth and place in serving bowl. Prepare noodles according to packet directions if using noodles. Place in serving bowl with cooked wontons and blanched vegetables. You can sub with 1 tbsp 1 tsp all purpose soy sauce. I highly recommend using Chinese wine per recipe, or sub with sherry or even sake. If you cannot consume alcohol, then just omit. This sounds like a lot, but trust me, it tastes incredibleYou can find Wonton Wrappers in the refrigerator section of Woolworths and Coles in Australia in the section where fresh noodles are sold usually next to the pasta. You will need 2 packets there are 4.