Description
Comforting Chinese Wonton Delight Soup combines delicate pork-filled wontons with clear, savory broth. Delicious ingredients merge in a classic recipe that brings warmth and authentic Asian flavors you’ll savor to the last spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20–25 wontons (store-bought or homemade)
- 6 cups (1.4 liters) chicken broth
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) bok choy, chopped
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) mushrooms, sliced (optional)
- 1 tbsp (15 milliliters) soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp (5 milliliters) grated ginger
- 1 tsp (5 milliliters) sesame oil
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) green onions, chopped (for garnish)
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Broth Preparation: Warm chicken broth in a large pot, incorporating soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic to develop a rich, multilayered flavor foundation that will embrace the wontons.
- Wonton Immersion: Delicately lower prepared wontons into the gently bubbling broth, allowing them to cook until they float and appear translucent, indicating complete culinary transformation.
- Vegetable Integration: Introduce bok choy and mushrooms into the simmering liquid, letting them softly poach and absorb the intricate broth flavors while maintaining their inherent textural integrity.
- Seasoning Refinement: Taste and calibrate the soup’s flavor profile, making nuanced adjustments with salt and pepper to achieve a perfectly balanced, harmonious essence.
- Serving Finale: Ladle the steaming soup into individual bowls, garnishing with a vibrant scattering of sliced green onions to provide a fresh, aromatic counterpoint that elevates the entire dish.
Notes
- Broth Boosting: Infuse chicken broth with soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic for a deeply rich, aromatic base that transforms the soup’s flavor profile.
- Wonton Wisdom: Gently simmer wontons for 5-7 minutes until they float and look plump, ensuring they’re thoroughly cooked without becoming tough or soggy.
- Veggie Vitality: Add bok choy and mushrooms in the last few minutes of cooking to maintain their crisp texture and vibrant nutrients while absorbing the soup’s delicious essence.
- Seasoning Secrets: Taste and adjust salt and pepper carefully, remembering that you can always add more but can’t remove excess seasoning once mixed in.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg