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Pork and prawn wonton soup Recipe

Pork and prawn wonton soup recipe
delicious. magazine

This healthy Chinese pork and wanton soup makes a wonderful starter or light meal.

Ingredients

500ml vegetable stock
½ small Chinese leaf lettuce (about 100g), cut into 1cm slices
4 dried (and soaked for 10 minutes) or fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1-2 tbsp each light soy sauce and rice vinegar, to taste
1 tsp toasted sesame oil, to taste
2 spring onions, finely sliced
For the wontons
150g pork, minced
150g medium prawns, shelled, de-veined and finely chopped
1 large spring onion, finely chopped
1.5cm piece fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp cornflour
16 wonton wrappers

Method

1
Mix all the wonton filling ingredients in a bowl. Put 1 teaspoon of filling in the centre of each wonton wrapper. Brush a little water along the edges of each wrapper, then gather the corners into the centre and twist to form small, sealed dumpling parcels.
2
Pour the stock and 500ml boiling water into a large pan and bring to the boil. Add the dumplings, 1 at a time, and cook for 5 minutes, until they expand and float to the surface.
3
Add the Chinese leaf and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the shiitake mushrooms. Season the broth to taste using the light soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil and a pinch of ground white pepper.
4
To serve, ladle 4 dumplings into each bowl with some soup and vegetables. Scatter with sliced spring onions and serve immediately.