Pork and prawn wonton soup. Whip up classic Shrimp and Pork Wonton Soup at home! Whenever one of my family is under the weather, or when I need to whip up something quick for dinner, Shrimp and Pork Wonton Soup often comes to the rescue. In a large bowl, combine pork, prawns, sugar, wine, soy sauce, ginger and a small handful of the chopped spring onions.

Brush a little water along the edges of each wrapper, then gather the corners into the centre and twist to form small, sealed dumpling parcels. To serve, place the hot wontons in soup bowls, with a few torn baby spinach leaves. Some of my favorite restaurants use it in their wonton soup; others leave it out. You can cook Pork and prawn wonton soup using 32 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Pork and prawn wonton soup

Prepare of For the filling:.
It's of mince pork - at least 10% to 20% fat content (or 250 minced pork belly mixed with 250g mince pork, (optional) this makes the filling more succulent).
Prepare of raw king prawns, minced.
Prepare of soy sauce (add more or less depending on preference).
You need of fish sauce (nam pla, add more or less depending on preference).
You need of ground white pepper.
It's of Shaoshing rice wine.
You need of garlic cloves, finely chopped.
It's of ginger, grated (use more or less depending on preference).
You need of spring onion, finely chopped (add more or less depending on preference).
You need of wonton wrappers.
You need of water (to seal the wontons).
Prepare of Flour for dusting wontons (if freezing wontons).
You need of Microwave lid cover (to prevent wontons drying out).
Prepare of For the soup:.
It's of cooking oil (for saute the dry ingredients).
You need of small white onion, finely sliced.
Prepare of garlic, crushed.
It's of large ginger, slices.
You need of spring onions, sliced in half.
It's of chicken stock (add more or less depending on preference).
It's of water.
Prepare of light soy sauce (add more or less depending on preference).
You need of sesame oil (add more or less depending on preference).
Prepare of white ground pepper (add more or less depending on preference).
Prepare of For garnish:.
You need of Soup:.
You need of spring onions, finely sliced.
Prepare of Chilli oil and black rice vinegar dressing:.
Prepare of garlic and sesame chilli oil (or any chilli oil of choice).
Prepare of light soya sauce (add more or less depending on preference).
Prepare of black rice vinegar (add more or less depending on preference).

Ladle the hot seasoned broth into the bowl and let it stand for a minute or two to wilt the spinach leaves. Remove with wire bamboo spider (or a large fine-meshed sieve with a handle) and divide among bowls. There are many types of ingredients that you can use for the filling but the classic combination of minced pork and shrimp will not go wrong. Pork & prawn wonton soup recipe.

Pork and prawn wonton soup instructions

Place the minced pork in a large bowl. Add soya sauce, fish sauce, ground white pepper and shaoshing rice wine. Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly stirring in one direction with chopsticks..
Wash the prawns, peel and remove the heads. With a knife, slit down the top center of the prawns to de-vein. Once all of the prawns have been de-veined, rinse under water..
Roughly chop the prawns with a meat cleaver into a mince. Using a meat cleaver, pound the prawns to make a paste. Transfer to the mixing bowl with the mince pork and mix well together..
Once the mixture is well incorporated and sticky, add the finely chopped spring onions, minced garlic and grated ginger to the mixing bowl. Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly..
Transfer the mixture to a sealable food bag and set aside in fridge for an hour or overnight to marinade. When ready to use, take out the wonton mixture and place in a bowl..
Place the wonton wrappers on a plate and fill a small bowl with water. Dust a large plate with a small amount of flour, find a tall lid (like a microwave lid) that covers the plate along with a small board for making the wontons on. Tip: When not using, keep wonton wrappers covered with a tea towel or paper towel to prevent them drying out..
For the ‘ruffled purse’ shape, place a wonton wrapper on the chopping board in a diamond orientation. Place one and a half teaspoons of wonton mixture in the middle of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper in half to form a triangular shape (see picture 2, the half does not perfectly join in the middle). Press and push out the air pockets and then wet the edges of the wontons..
Pleat the top of the wonton, make between 3 to 5 pleats (depending on how ‘ruffled’ you want the wontons). Press the top of the pleats to seal tightly. Transfer to the lightly dusted plate and coat wontons with a tiny amount of flour, then cover with the microwave lid to prevent them drying out. Repeat steps 6 - 7 until all of the filling and wonton wrappers have been used..
Once all of the wontons have been made, place the uncooked wontons to be frozen in airtight containers. This helps the wontons keep their shape when cooking and also adds to a better texture..
For wonton soup, on medium heat, add cooking oil to the stockpot. Now add onions, garlic, ginger and spring onion stalks and sauté until soft. Add the chicken stock and water, bring to a boil, then add soy sauce, sesame oil and white pepper and stir. Reduce to medium low heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse..
Turn the heat up to high and add the wontons. For fresh wontons cook for 4-5 minutes (not from frozen). For frozen wontons cook for 6-10 minutes, or until they float, they should look like gorgeous golden nuggets! Sir occasionally, once wontons have cooked turn the heat off..
Remove wontons from the stockpot with a slotted spoon and place in serving bowl. Ladle over the broth and garnish with the sliced tops of the spring onions. You can serve as a soup or with egg noodles..
You can also serve wontons as a Dim Sum style side dish covered with spicy sauce. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the wontons for 4-5 minutes or until they float. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a serving bowl. Add one teaspoon each of chilli oil, soy sauce and black vinegar, garnish with sliced spring onions and mix..

For the filling, combine the pork, prawns, spring onion, soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, cornflour and pepper. Brush edges with a little water. In the meantime, make your wontons. In a large bowl add the pork, prawns, ginger, pepper, sesame oil, chicken stock, cornflour and egg. Use chopsticks or a spoon to vigorously mix the ingredients together until well combined and sticky.