Amazing Shrimp Wonton Soup Recipes

WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Place Filling ingredients in a bowl. Use a potato masher to mash until fairly smooth - about 20 mashes. Don't turn the prawn into a complete paste, small chunks are good.
• Use My Way (better Wonton Soup experience!) or the Asian Grocery Store Way (easier to pack for freezing).
• Lay Wontons on work surface. Use 2 teaspoons to put the Filling on the wontons. Work in batches of 5 if starting out, up to 15 or 20 if confident. Brush 2 edges with water. Fold to seal, pressing out air. Brush water on one corner and bring corners together, pressing to seal.
• Place wrapped wontons into a container with a lid as you work (so they don't dry out).
• To cook: bring a large pot of water to boil. Place wontons in water and cook for 4 minutes or until they float. Remove with slotted spoon straight into serving bowls. Ladle over broth.
• To freeze: Freeze uncooked in airtight containers. Cook from frozen for 6 to 8 minutes. IMPORTANT: Do not freeze if you made this with defrosted frozen prawns. (Note 11)
• Place Broth ingredients in a saucepan over high heat. Add white ends of scallions/shallots if leftover from Wonton filling.
• Place lid on, bring to simmer then reduce to medium high and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse. Pick garlic and ginger out before using.
• If using vegetables, blanch in the soup broth and place in serving bowl.
• Prepare noodles according to packet directions (if using noodles). Place in serving bowl with cooked wontons and blanched vegetables.
• Ladle over soup. Serve!

SHRIMP WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Mix the baking soda into some cold water, place the shrimp in it and refrigerate overnight.
• Bring the broth, shrimp shells, lemongrass, ginger and green onions to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes before straining out the solids and seasoning with fish sauce to taste.
• Coarsely chop the shrimp, mix it into the garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, sesame oil, shaoxing wine and white pepper.
• Place 2 teaspoons of the mixture into the centre of a wonton wrapper, wet the outside edge of the wrapper with water, fold one corner over forming a triangle, seal and pull the two opposite corners along the fold back together and repeat for remaining filling.
• Bring a pot of water to boil, add the wontons and simmer until they float to the top.
• Divide the wontons between bowls and top with the broth and garnish with green onions.
• Blanch the bones by covering them in water and bringing them to a boil for 5 minutes, discard the water.
• Place everything into the pot, cover with 12 cups of water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 2+ hours before straining the solids.

CHICKEN & SHRIMP WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Very finely slice the spring onion into long strips (about 6 cms long) and place in a bowl of ice cold water so they curl.
• Combine all the soup ingredients and simmer while you finish the wontons.
• Mix all the wonton filling ingredients together and place a teaspoon of filling in each wonton paper, along with one shrimp.
• Wet the edges of the wontons and fold upwards so it makes a little parcel.
• Place the completed wontons onto a large plate dusted with flour so they don't stick together.
• Complete all wonton's before starting to cook them.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil.
• When the water is rapidly boiling, place 6-8 of the wonton's in at a time to cook for about 5 minutes.
• Drain and place the cooked wonton's into a bowl that you will serve the soup in (around 8 wontons each).
• Take the spring onion garnish out of the water and place a bit on top of the wonton's.
• Pour some of the soup over the top of the wonton's and serve.