Name: Classic Wonton Soup Recipe | Homemade Wontons
Uploaded: 2017-02-03T09:37:53.000Z
Duration: 8 min 54 s
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Today, I'm sharing with you a classic wonton soup recipe.

Now, this is my grandma's homemade wonton soup recipe.

So we're going to make some fresh wontons today.

I will be cooking some, so I'll show you how to make the soup.

For this recipe, we'll need about one and a half cups

we're only going to be using the white parts of the napa

When you're done chopping the napa, put them in a bowl,

salt. We're adding kosher salt, because this'll

So let that bowl sit aside for about 30 to 45 minutes.

After 30 to 45 minutes, drain any excess liquid,

Now, I've gone ahead and used dried shiitake mushrooms, which

I've reconstituted in a little bit of warm water.

And you just set them aside in warm or hot water

for about 15 minutes, and they'll become soft.

Then we'll want to chop them into small pieces,

similar to the napa cabbage and toss them in the bowl,

Now, one thing to note when buying shiitake mushrooms

The flat ones will provide a better texture

versus the ones that are a little bit more

So opt for flat shiitake mushrooms when you can.

We'll need about a dozen shrimp peeled, deveined, and cleaned.

it's recommended that you first slice the shrimp into half,

kind of like you're butterflying the shrimp.

That way, the texture of the shrimp isn't lost.

gone ahead to chop up one bunch of green onions.

Now, before chopping, I actually went ahead

to cut some nice angled pieces from the very top green parts

And we're going to save those for the soup, which

So now that we've chopped up about all our ingredients,

In a large mixing bowl, start with your pork.

I'm using about 0.6 of a pound of ground pork-- not too

Then add two tablespoons of tapioca flour,

two and a half tablespoons of sesame oil,

Then proceed to add your chopped napa, your chopped mushrooms,

your shrimp, and finally, the green onions.

I'm using store-bought wonton wrappers that are extra thin.

So when shopping for wonton wrappers, if you can,

do purchase the thin ones, because the thick ones

The thin ones will give you a much more delicate wonton

I've tried both, and I really recommend buying the thin ones.

Oh, and before we start, don't forget to wash your hands

and prepare a small dish of water and some paper towels.

And I'm going to show you two of my favorite ways.

easier to fold versus the other one, which I'll show you later.

But start by placing one wonton wrapper in your hand.

directly in the center of the wonton wrapper.

Dip your finger in a little bit of the water.

And draw a line on one end of the wonton.

So you should have something that looks like this.

And fold the corner under, tucking the bottom

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