Description
Homemade wonton soup brings classic Chinese comfort to your kitchen, blending delicate dumplings with savory broth. Delicious ingredients and simple steps help home cooks create a satisfying meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20–25 wontons (pork, chicken, or shrimp)
- 1 liter / 4 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
- 500 ml / 2 cups water
- 100 g / 1 cup sliced mushrooms (shiitake or button)
- 1 medium carrot, julienned or thinly sliced
- 2 cups baby bok choy or spinach, roughly chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsps soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp white pepper
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
- Extra green onions
- Chili oil or crispy chili flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Broth Foundation: Combine chicken broth, water, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and white pepper in a large pot, creating a rich, aromatic liquid base that will infuse the entire soup with complex flavors.
- Flavor Development: Bring the liquid to a gentle simmer, allowing the ingredients to meld and intensify their taste profile while releasing their essential aromatics into the broth.
- Vegetable Integration: Introduce mushrooms, carrots, and bok choy (or spinach) into the simmering liquid, letting them cook for 3-4 minutes until they reach a perfect balance of tenderness and slight crispness.
- Wonton Immersion: Carefully drop prepared wontons into the bubbling broth, ensuring they float freely and cook evenly for 4-5 minutes until they become translucent and fully heated through.
- Presentation Finale: Elegantly transfer the soup into serving bowls, distributing wontons, vegetables, and broth with precision, then garnish with delicate green onion slices and a subtle sprinkle of white pepper to elevate the dish’s visual and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Broth Intensity: Adjust soy sauce and rice vinegar to control saltiness and tanginess, tasting as you go for perfect balanced flavor.
- Vegetable Freshness: Choose crisp, seasonal vegetables for maximum texture and nutritional value, ensuring they’re cut uniformly for even cooking.
- Wonton Precision: Do not overcrowd the pot while cooking wontons to maintain proper water circulation and prevent them from sticking together.
- Temperature Control: Keep broth at a gentle simmer, avoiding rapid boiling which can break delicate wontons and toughen their delicate wrapper texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg