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.
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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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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. ¼-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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Why the cornstarch?
Hi Hal, It helps to keep the filling together.
Very pleased with how my wontons and the soup turned out. I think I will add some chopped up baby bok choy to my next batch. As the ground pork came in a one pound package and there were sufficient wonton wrappers, I made a double batch of these, which are frozen and ready for a quick meal.
I can no longer eat out at my favorite restaurants due to developing life threatening allergies (shellfish) at 41 years old so I have to make my own favorite “takeout” food at home.
This recipe is very good and tastes like what I remember getting from the restaurant. I did boil the wontons in water and added to soup. Thank you for such a delicious recipe and making it possible for me to eat foods I remember fondly.
So happy to hear you enjoyed this dish, Jackie!
try steaming your wonton soup rappers instead of boiling before you add to your broth, or just allow them enough time to steep in broth before serving, lean pork cooks fast.
Thank you for the great idea, I’m going to make the soup again today and will try steaming the wontons.
This is a keeper! I did add chopped baby bok choy, chopped water chestnuts, and julienned carrots.
30 wontons u used here , right?
Thx
Yes this recipe makes 30 wontons, Sherry!
Do you have to cook the pork first before putting into wonton wrappers?
The pork goes into the wrappers raw, it’s just a spoonful so it cooks quickly.
Came out sooooooGud
Thx
Love this soup so much n fairly easy to make!!!!
can you tell me what type of ground pork you use?
Hi Amy, we use regular ground pork in this dish but you can use any ground beef you have on hand!
We have made this recipe as written several times and it is delicious! To make it even easier and for a very quick weeknight dinner, tonight we used frozen wontons from Costco. Maybe not as good, but still a tummy warming dinner on a busy night! Thank you for all of your delicious recipes.
wso good and east!
absolutely delicious! Every time the grandkids come to visit, the first thing they ask is, can you make some wonton soup for us grandpa? who can turn that down plus I get a bowl as well.
Excellent recipe.
So happy to hear that, Bill! Thank you for sharing ❤️
Very good can’t wait to make my own won ton soup.
Recipe was right on the money and so easy, so delicious. I added a few shrimp to make it a Wor Bar Wonton. I have an allergy to an unknown Asian spice so I cannot eat out for Chinese, I have to cook my own.
Will make again …soon!
This recipe is excellent! It tastes just like the Wonton soup sold at the Asian restaurant by my house! I did use Roasted Chicken Better than Bouillon for the broth base instead of bullion cubes or packaged chicken broth.
This is soooo good. I have made this many times. I add some shrimp and veggies to the broth. In fact,, I have some won tons in the freezer. When I make them I make more so I can freeze some for later. Great easy and good!
This was very tasty! I used better than bouillon to create the broth. I froze the wontons as we weren’t able to have it the day I prepared them. I do have a question.. I could the wontons for 6 minutes and checked the pork and it was pink… I did another 6 mins and still pink… 6 more mins and still very pink. I took the temp of it and it was well over the safe zone for pork. Does it not go brown when it cooks this way?
Hi Lisa, pork doesn’t need to turn brown to be considered cooked. So that is very possible! A meat thermometer is a great way to ensure they are fully cooked without overcooking.
Can we buy premade wontons with fillings..
Any suggestions where to buy?
Thx…
Hi Sherry, you can usually find premade wontons at your local grocery store in the freezer section. Our local Walmart carries them.
Do you add the cornstarch in the filling?
Yes, this is added to the filling.
This was so good and so easy to make. Made it for a friend who is sick with covid.
amazing recipes can’t wait to start!