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wonton soup

Recipe by
Samantha Bideau
Louisville, KY

This is such a nice, simple recipe that has a lot of great flavor. You can even use the wontons as potstickers instead

yield 8 serving(s)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For wonton soup

  • WONTONS:
  • 1 lb
    ground turkey sausage
  • 2 tsp
    ginger
  • 2 tsp
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    soy sauce
  • 2 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 1/3 c
    green onions, sliced
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 32
    wonton wrappers
  • SOUP:
  • 2 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 1/2
    onion, chopped
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp
    ginger
  • 7 c
    chicken broth
  • 2
    carrots thinly sliced

How To Make wonton soup

  • 1
    Wontons:
  • 2
    In a medium bowl, combine sausage, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, salt and pepper
  • 3
    Place one wonton wrapper in the center of the cutting board, keeping the rest covered with plastic. Place a 2 teaspoon-sized portion of sausage filling in the center of the wrapper. using your fingertip, moisten the wrapper with water around the edge.
  • 4
    Lift 2 opposite corners up to meet at a point, then use your fingers to seal the rest of the sides tightly forming a triangle and squeeze out as much air as possible.
  • 5
    Pull the 2 opposite corners towards each other to form the triangle into a plump folded crescent shape, using a little water to seal the edges. Place on sheet pan placing wontons in a single layer so they do not touch and repeat with remaining wontons. You can freeze unused wontons.
  • 6
    SOUP:
  • 7
    Bring a large pot of water to boil, large enough to hold the wontons, working in batches as needed. Boil 3-5 minutes until center is no longer pink. Transfer wontons to a large bowl once cooked. Meanwhile, make soup.
  • 8
    Heat 2 tsp. sesame oil in large pot over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger and onion and cook, frequently stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth and carrots. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
  • 9
    Divide wontons among 6 bowls; 4-5 per bowl. Add 1 cup of broth

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