Pork Wonton Soup

Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Steamed pork-filled wontons and steamed vegetables make a hearty and satisfying soup.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon rice wine
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
3/4 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste
25 wonton wrappers
1 egg, beaten
3 heads bok choy, sliced
10 sugar snap peas, sliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1/4 cup finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)

Directions

1 Whisk rice wine and cornstarch together in large bowl. Add ground pork, 2 tablespoons green onion, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and sugar; stir until well combined and paste-like, about 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2 Place about 1 tablespoon pork mixture in the middle of a wonton wrapper. Brush edges with beaten egg and pinch edges to seal, creating a small pouch. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers and pork mixture. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add bok choy, snap peas, carrot, and 2 tablespoons green onion, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes. Remove and distribute evenly among 4 soup bowls.
4 Place wontons in steamer basket and steam until pork is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Remove and place in soup bowls alongside vegetables.
5 Heat chicken broth and water in a saucepan until hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour hot broth mixture evenly into soup bowls atop vegetables and wontons. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped green onion evenly over each bowl.