Won Ton Soup

prep time:: 45 minutes
total time:: 1 hour

Makes 8 servings

While somewhat laborious to make, these wontons freeze really well. If you put the effort in one night, you’ll be able to pop them in some hot stock 2 more nights (depending on how many you feed the first night!)

ingredients

1/2 lb baby bok choy, halved lengthwise and crosswise, white and green portions separated
1/2 lb ground pork
1/4 c soy sauce *divided*
1 1/2 Tb oyster sauce
1 Tb grated fresh ginger
2 tsp honey
1 tsp sesame oil (or more to drizzle)
40 round wonton wrappers
4-6 c chicken broth
1/4 lb snow peas, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces
optional: throw in other veggies to round out the soup, such as carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, water-chestnuts, etc.

directions

1
In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the white bok choy portions for 1 minute; add the green portions and cook until wilted. Drain, rinse with cold water and squeeze dry (gently wringing in a tea towel works well). Finely chop bok choy and transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in pork, 1 Tb soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, honey and 1 tsp sesame oil.
2
Arrange 10 wonton wrappers on a work surface and top each with a rounded teaspoon of the port mixture. Moisten the edges and fold.
3
*If using square wonton wrappers, fold it corner to corner, creating a triangle, press together to seal. Then, working with 1 at a time, bring side corners together and pinch. If using round wrappers, fold in half, creating half-moons and press edges to seal. Then, working with 1 at a time, bring the tips together and pinch.
4
Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
5
In a medium sauce pan, bring the chicken broth, 1 c of water and the remaining 3 Tb soy sauce to a boil. Cover; remove from heat.
6
In a large pot of boiling water, cook the dumplings, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer wontons to bowl. Add snowpeas to broth cook for 1 minute, then ladle over the dumplings. Drizzle with a few drops of sesame oil.

notes

Be careful not to let the wonton wrappers dry out. Keep them covered with a damp tea towel when you're not using them. Left over wonton wrappers can be stored in a ziplock bag in the fridge until due date on the package.

Source: Megan's gurl RR