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Homemade Wonton Soup is the best way to satisfy any craving for Chinese food without having to leave the house.
Tender homemade wontons are filled with seasoned pork and simmered in a ginger, soy, sesame broth.
Big batches of wontons can be made ahead of time and frozen for a quick meal in minutes.
What is Wonton Soup?
A steaming bowl of wonton soup is the starter for a stir fry or or sweet and sour chicken and rice.
Wonton soup is a staple of Chinese cuisine with tender wontons in a seasoned chicken broth. Wontons are like an Asian equivalent of ravioli or tortellini with a tender dough folded around a spiced meat mixture.
The wontons in my recipe are filled with ground pork, as it has lots of flavor and a hearty texture. Replace it with finely chopped shrimp, ground chicken or turkey, or even ground beef.
Wonton Wrappers
You can find wonton wrappers at most grocery stores, often in the produce area or near the fresh chow mein noodles. If you don’t see them, ask the grocer, as most stores do carry them. Although I always buy them, you can also make homemade wonton wrappers.
Wonton wrappers are flat squares of fresh egg noodle dough and can be easily pinched, folded, or cut into various shapes for different uses. In this wonton soup recipe, they’re filled and boiled, but they’re great served crisp as little cups for jalapeño popper wonton cups or filled and fried as crab rangoon.
How to Make Wontons
There are many, many ways to fold a wonton. I love the look and ease of folding them into this shape! Folding wontons is easy but does take a lot of time. I make big batches and freeze them (cook from frozen).
- Spoon a teaspoon of filling into the center. Do not overfill.
- Moisten the edges with a few drops of water.
- Fold into triangles, pressing the edges into a tight seal.
- Squeeze the two edges of the triangle together and seal with a bit of water.
How to Make Wonton Soup
Once the wontons are prepared, the rest is of this soup recipe is really easy!
- Simmer the broth and seasonings for a few minutes.
- Remove the ginger and garlic and reduce heat.
- Gently simmer the wontons in the broth.
Serve in bowls or cups garnished with chopped green onions or chives. Remember to handly the wontons gently to prevent them from tearing! If you’d like to add veggies and shrimp to turn this into a Wor Wonton Soup, these wontons work well for that, too!
How to Store
Leftover wonton soup can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. I remove the wontons from the soup with a slotted spoon and store them separately.
To prepare ahead of time freeze the uncooked wontons.
- Fill wontons and place them in a single layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Place uncovered in the freezer. When frozen, transfer to freezer bags.
There is no need to thaw the wontons before cooking. Prepare the soup broth as directed and add the wontons from frozen. Begin timing the cooking from when the broth returns to simmer.
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Homemade Wonton Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 30 wonton wrappers
Wonton Filling
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
Broth
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 2 cloves garlic whole
- 2 slices fresh ginger approx. 1/4-inch
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
Wontons
- In a large bowl add pork, green onions, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, grated ginger, and cornstarch. Mix well to combine.
- Place 1 teaspoon filling in the center of a wonton wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wonton wrapper with a little bit of water and fold in half to create a triangle. Moisten the two longer tips, bring them together, and press.
- Dip the bottom in a bit of flour and place on a parchment lined pan. Repeat with the remaining wontons.
Soup
- In a large pot, add the broth, garlic, sliced ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Remove garlic and ginger and discard.
- Add the wontons to the soup and simmer for an additional 4-6 minutes or until pork is cooked through. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Soup
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took ah hour and a half to make, wontons turned into loose meatballs and slimy, flavorless things that were hard to get out of the bowl. Broth tasted like soy sauce soup. I made the unusual decision to trash the leftovers after one meal.
This was excellent. I followed the recipe as written for the broth, but had to use frozen chicken pot stickers in place of the wontons. I was not able to find any wonton wrappers in the frozen foods, produce or oriental sections of the grocery store. We life in a rural town so I will have to check out options when we get into the cities. I will definitely be making this again.
Delicious
Broth was easy and spot on. I added some chili garlic paste for a little kick. I used frozen mini wontons. This will definitely be my go to recipe.
hi- Where did you find the wonton? My filling is not staying in very well
Most grocery stores will have them in the freezer section.
While I haven’t had that problem, if your filling isn’t staying in well, I’d suggest wetting the wonton wrappers with a touch of water (or even a little water/flour paste) and really pinching it sealed. Hope that helps!
I’ve made this a couple times now. Flavorful, comforting, and I LOVE wontons. Thanks for this recipe in my arsenal!
authentic +!+++
Followed the recipe to a T and it was bland and did not chase like wun tun soup was like a bland vegetable stock. Would not recommend do not understand the 5* reviews.
omg! this is IT! the wonton soup recipe I’ve always looked for. Taste like what you get in the restaurant.
The broth was very flavorful. I was looking for a basic wonton soup broth only. I had all the ingredients on hand and I always keep knobs of ginger in my freezer. Maybe next time I will make the wontons as well.
Good and easy to make