WATCH: How To Make Wonton Soup
For many Filipinos who live abroad, it's truly a struggle when they miss Filipino dishes and comfort food from home. Thankfully, a lot of ingredients can be found in most groceries and in some cases, in specialty stores that have Asian and Filipino ingredients on the shelves. Sometimes, it just takes a little creativity to successfully substitute ingredients.
We asked Kay Eriksen, who currently lives in Malmo, Sweden, for her easy recipe for wonton soup. It's a family favorite, she shares, and is perfect for when the temperature drops and when you need to remind yourself of home.
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Wonton Soup Recipe
- Serves 4
- 200 grams ground pork
- 100 grams peeled shrimp, chopped into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger (about 3 cm)
- 2 green onions, finely chopped (save the white part for the broth)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 pack wonton wrappers (50 wrappers)
- 5 cups chicken stock (or 5 cups water plus 2 chicken bouillon cubes)
- 5 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 pieces ginger, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 3 teaspoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- green onions, finely chopped (optional, for garnish)
- bok choy, cut to bite-size (or spinach; optional, for garnish)
- cilantro, chopped (optional; to serve)
- chili garlic oil (optional; to serve)
- 1 Make the dumpling filling: Combine ground pork, ginger, green onion, soy sauce, mirin, salt, and sesame oil in a big bowl. Mix well using a potato masher (or fork) until well combined and the mixture looks a bit sticky. Add the chopped shrimp and mix again.
- 2 Make the dumplings: Lay wonton wrapper on a work surface and put about a teaspoon of filling. Brush the edges with water and fold to seal, making sure to press out air.
- Place wrapped wontons into a container with a lid or with a damp tea towel as you work to avoid them from drying out (Tip: Freeze remaining dumplings; recipe will make more than 25 pieces).Â
- 3 Bring a large pot of water to boil. Place wontons in water and cook until they float, and wait for 2 minutes more. Remove with a slotted spoon straight into serving bowls.
- 4 Make the broth: Combine the water, chicken bouillon cubes, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sugar, mirin and sesame oil in a pot and bring to a boil. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- 5 To serve: Blanch bok choy in the soup broth and place in serving bowl. Ladle broth into the bowl, sprinkle green onions, cilantro, and chili garlic oil, if using.
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