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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Wonton Soup

















Ingredients:
20 Wonton Wrapers
175g mixture of ground Pork and ground Beef
1.2 Liters of Chicken Broth
1 Tablespoon of Beef Boillion powder
1 - 2inch piece of fresh Ginger
1 Carrot, jullianed
1 Cup chopped Bok Choy
4 fresh Mushrooms, sliced
1 Green Onion, chopped
1 teaspoon Oystersauce
2 teaspoons Soy Sauce
2 teaspoons Sherry

Directions:
Mix the ground meats together with 1 teaspoon of diced fresh Ginger. (When I made this recipe, I cooked the Meats and Ginger together, andthen filled the Wonton wrappers, but I would leave it raw next time because teh texture was not correct)
1. Take 1 Wonton Wrapper and lay it on a flat serface. Take 1 teaspoon of the Meat and Ginger mixture and place it in the middle of the Wrapper fron one corner to another, as depicted in the top-left of the picture.
2. Lightly wet the top and bottom corners of the Wrapper and fold over the meat to creat a triangle, and depicted in the centerl-left of the picture.
3. Roll the bottom of the Wraper up towards the point, once, making sure not to cover the tip, as depicted in the bottom-center of the picture.
4. Wet the side tip of the Wonton Wrapper and fold it towards the center, asdepicted in the center-right of the picture.
5. Repeat step 4 with the other corner. Your finished Wonton should look like the WOnton depicted in the top-right of the picture.

*When using water on the corners, make sure to use enough. The water is meant to make the wrapper stick together so that your Wonton doesn't come appart when you cook it.

Directions:
Soup:
In a large pot, boil 1.2 Liters of Chicken broth. Add to that the Beef Boillion powder. Add to the liquid the left over fresh Ginger, peeled, and cut into half. The Ginger is only meat to be cooked in for the flavor, and then removed before eating. Once these ingredients have come to a boil together, add the Carrots, Bokchoy, Mushrooms, and Green Onion. Boil for about 20 minutes. I prepare the Wontons at this point, they only take 15 minutes to puttogether, even if you are a begginer. After the 20 minutes, stir in the Oyster sauce, Soy Sauce, and Sherry. Remove the 2 large peices of Ginger at this point.

If you used raw meat in the Wontons, follw these instructions, if not, skip to the next paragraph. In a seperate pot, bring 2 Liters water to boil. Place the Wontons in the boiling water, 5 at a time is more managable, and boil until they float to the top (that means they have cooked) about 4-7 minutes. Remove the Wontons with a slotted spoon and put them into the Soup.

If you used cooked meat in your Wontons, then place the Wontons directly into your soup and let cook for about 30 seconds. Serve the soup imediatly.

I think this amount makes a good meal for 2 people with some rice on the side. But, it would make about 4-5 servings as a side dish.

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