Chicken Wonton Soup

Chicken Wonton Soup:
It happens every week, having elaborate lunch and dinner at weekends, we prefer something light and one-pot style meal on weekdays. Today is Monday again with a gloomy, cloudy sky and my family loves wonton or any types of dumplings so I plan to make Chicken Wonton soup for dinner. 

Now making wonton is more convenient if you have ready wonton wrappers at home. In the past I made them at home now I brought them from the Asian store and they are quite easy to use. Also, you need chicken stock for the soup. We can use store-bought chicken broth or make your own chicken broth at home. In this blog, I am including making chicken broth recipe and the making of wonton wrapper recipe along with Chicken wonton soup recipe.

In winter we all love to drink soup and now it is available in various joints along in our city, hence believe me the one you make at home is far better and more healthy in all ways. Follow the recipe and enjoy winter with a bowlful of warm Chicken Wonton Soup.

Course - Appetizer

Dish - Asian

Author - Usashi Mandal
Serves - 4

Preparation time - 50 minutes
Cooking time - 20 minutes

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Ingredients:

For making Wonton                For making chicken broth:

wrappers:

2 cups all-purpose flour                 5 cups of water

1 egg                                           500 gms chicken with bone 

1/2 cup cornflour(white)           

Water as needed

For wonton filling:                           For making Soup:
20 wonton wrappers                           4 cups of chicken broth
1 cup chicken mince                           1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup cabbage shredded                  1 tbsp garlic paste
1/4 cup onion chopped                        1 tbsp chopped cilantro
2 tbsp garlic paste                               chopped green onions
1 tbsp soy sauce                           1 tsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp hoisin sauce                            Salt for seasoning
1 tbsp black pepper powder
Salt for seasoning

Instructions:
Making the Wonton wrapper:

1. In a mixing bowl add all-purpose flour and cornflour and the egg. Now slowly add water and make a semi-soft dough.
2. Let it sit for 20 minutes.
3. Now make small ping- pong size balls out the dough. Now spread dry flour in the working board and roll the balls in 1/2 inch square.
4. With a dampened cloth to cover the wonton wrappers until you are ready to use it.

Making the broth:
1. In a big pot add chicken and water and boil for 30 minutes.
2. Let it cool, then take out the chicken and strain the broth in a separate bowl.

Making the stuffing/filling:
1. In a big bowl add all ingredients except wonton wrappers and mix it very nicely. Keep aside.

Making Wontons:
1. Take each wonton wrapper and fill 1 tbsp chicken filling on it.
2. Smear all sides of the wonton wrapper with water and close it together.
3. Make all the wonton like that then cover it up.

Making soup:
1. In a dutch pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add garlic paste on it.
2. When the garlic starts browning add chicken broth and salt. Let it comes to boil. Now add all prepared wonton in it.
3. Cover the pan and boil for 15 minutes.
4. Garnish with chopped cilantro and chopped spring onions and serve hot.