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Home Dish Pork and prawn wonton soup

Pork and prawn wonton soup

Name: How to cook Pork and prawn wonton soup - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 -7 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Nadine Schweitzer

Pork and prawn wonton soup

This is an absolute childhood favourite of mine. My mum and I used to make these together and I was missing her so decided to make a batch. Its a homely and comforting dish that always brings a smile to my face when eating this.

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 -7 servings

500 g

mince pork - at least 10% to 20% fat content (or 250g pork belly minced mixed with 250g minced pork, (optional) this makes the filling more succulent)

7-8

raw king prawns, minced

2 tablespoons

soy sauce (add more or less depending on preference)

2 tablespoons

fish sauce (nam pla, add more or less depending on preference)

1 teaspoon

ground white pepper

1 tablespoon

Shaoshing rice wine

garlic cloves, finely chopped

2-3 slices

ginger, grated (use more or less depending on preference)

1-2 stalks

spring onion, finely chopped (add more or less depending on preference)

To taste

fine salt (optional, if mixture needs slightly more seasoning)

2 packets

wonton wrappers

1/2 cup

water (to seal the wontons)

3 tablespoon

cooking oil (to saute the ingredients)

small white onion, finely sliced

1-2 cloves

garlic, crushed

1-2

large ginger, slices

2 stalks

spring onions, sliced in half

3 teaspoons

chicken stock (add more or less depending on preference)

6 cups

water

1-2 teaspoons

light soy sauce (add more or less depending on preference)

2 teaspoons

sesame oil (add more or less depending on preference)

1/8 teaspoon

white ground pepper (add more or less depending on preference)

1-2 tablespoons

spring onions, finely sliced

1-2 teaspoons

garlic and sesame chilli oil (or any chilli oil of choice)

1-2 teaspoons

black rice vinegar (add more or less depending on preference)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place the minced pork in a large bowl. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, ground white pepper and shaoshing rice wine. Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly stirring in one direction with chopsticks.

* Step 2

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.

* Step 3

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.

* Step 4

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.

* Step 5

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. Tip: when ready to use mixture, in a small pan place a teaspoon of wonton mixture in there. On medium heat cook the mixture and taste. If more seasoning is required adjust as necessary (add more soy, white pepper or salt (optional) depending on preference).

* Step 6

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.

* Step 7

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.

* Step 8

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.

* Step 9

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.

* Step 10

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.

* Step 11

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.

* Step 12

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.

* Step 13

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.