I started researching some wrapping techniques and come to find out, this stuff is super easy. Don’t put too much filling in your wrapper and don’t let them sit in the broth too long (who wants mushy tonnies?). Here’s how I did it:
Ground Chicken Wonton Soup
1lb Fresh Organic Ground Chicken
1 Package Wonton Wrappers
1 Bunch Scallions, minced
¼ Cup + 2 Tbl Spoons Low sodium soy sauce
2 Tsp. minced fresh ginger
2 Tsp. Corn Starch (an egg would work here if you don’t have on hand)
4 Quarts Organic Chicken Stock
2 heads Bok Choy (you can use cabbage or whatever other veggie you like in here)
Toasted Sesame Oil (optional, for serving)
Prepare the filling first by gently tossing the chicken with half the scallions, two tablespoons of soy, ginger and the cornstarch. To make the wontons, line up a good amount of them in front of you along with a small bowl of water. Place a small spoonful of filling into the center, line the edges with water, then wrap it in half into a triangle. Fold the tips of the triangle around the back to touch each other (a little more water helps here) and press firmly to make your little dumpling. Do this again and again until your brain is numb and place on a sheetpan in the fridge while your stock comes up.
Bring your stock, soy sauce and scallions up to boil. Add in the wontons carefully to your boiling soup and simmer for about 8-10 minutes. ( I pretty much made all 35 of my wontons… if you have a more reasonable number, it should take about 5-8 minutes to cook) Lastly, add in your bok choy, chopped or just ripped, to cook lightly and serve this delicious hearty bowl of love with a tiny drizzle of the sesame oil.
Needless to say, husband was quite pleased, but really, I’m patting myself on the back for a couple days.
i wonder if the wrappers are vegan?
ReplyDeletethey look delicious if i ate meat by the way! you make it seem really easy!
ReplyDeletethe wrappers are vegan! i buy the ones without eggs in them and they make awesome ravioli wrappers, too if you use two sheets! this can easily be done vegan, you can use seitin instead of the chicken, or just some shredded cabbage, mushrooms etc.
ReplyDeleteyesss! what is the brand? seitan or cabbage would be awesome
ReplyDeletei wanna say it starts with a B? I don't know why I never notice, you can get the eggless kinds at pretty much any asian grocery, or maybe whole foods in the tofu section?
ReplyDeleteI wanna do pierogies with them next! or maybe a sweet dumpling, like sweet potato or apple with some earth balance and cinnamon sugar!
O yum! Mixed together would be good since I eat perogies with apple sauce. I need to try some new recipes since I rarely branch out from veganomicon haha
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