Every now and then, I get a real hankering for some good ‘ol homemade wonton soup. Homemade wonton soup has always been a favourite of mine. It is one of those comfort foods that transports me back to my childhood.
My Dad taught me how to make wontons, and I taught Hubby and Little One how!
I have to say that I sounded like a nag because they were doing the “Oh, we don’t want to help. Can’t you just make them?”
I actually pulled out the “Haven’t you heard about the chicks who didn’t want to help their mom bake bread? If you don’t help, you don’t eat!” Oh, I can’t remember if that’s how the story even went. My memory is fuzzy, but I remember hearing a story similar to that. My grandma and grandpa used to tell us that story.
I may have also pulled the “Many hands make light work” proverb too.
Anyway, I thought it was an opportune time to spend quality family time together. I also thought that if Hubby knew how to make this dish, he could make it on his own sometime!
{ HOMEMADE WONTON SOUP }
Ingredients:
Original recipe
1/2 lb ground pork
2 oz shrimp, chopped
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp soy sauce
green onion, chopped
3-4 c chicken stock
1 pkg of 24 wonton wrappers (3.5 in squares)
sesame oil
grated ginger
My version:
I didn’t have shrimp or pork, so I substituted with ground beef. I know, not the same. We live on a beef farm, so I used what we had!
1 lb ground beef
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 c homemade chicken stock
1 pkg of wonton wrappers
sesame oil
*I completely forgot about the ginger!
Instructions:
- In large bowl, combine pork, shrimp, rice wine, soy sauce, green onion, and mix well. I didn’t have those, so I combined the ground beef, garlic, onion, rice wine, soy, and sesame oil.
- Separate wonton wrappers and in the centre of each wonton, place 1/2 to 1 tsp of meat mixture.
- Moisten the edges with water and fold in half (like a triangle). Bring corners together, press and pinch sealed.
- Continue the above steps until you’ve finished wrapping all your wontons.
- Bring chicken stock to a boil.
- In a separate pot, bring about 5 to 6 cups of water to a rolling boil. Carefully drop wontons in and cook until wontons float to the top. This should take approx. 5 minutes.
- Remove wontons and place into broth.
- Garnish with chopped scallions/green onion (I didn’t have any) and you can drizzle a bit of soy and sesame if you want to adjust the taste.
Little One was so excited to eat her homemade wonton soup because she made it!
Hubby really loves fried wontons, but Little One and I enjoy the soup better. Whichever way you enjoy them, these are super easy and tasty! I think Little One needs to make some more homemade wonton soup soon!Do your kids help out in dinner preparation and cooking?
Mmmmm…….I’ll be trying this soon!!! Hubby loves soup, and I love wontons!! Thanks for sharing C xo
Mmm…..this looks EXACTLY like the Wonton Soup in the restaurants! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Was the story called “The Little Red Hen?” 🙂 Looks like a yummy recipe! I’ll see if I get brave enough to make it for my hubby. I keep searching for a vegetarian or pescetarian version so I can try won ton soup one of these days! If you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
I love won ton soup, this looks like a great recipe. I also make making won tons a family affair, that way it is an easy one.
Christine…
Cathy posted this to my page…I bought wonton wrappers and ground turkey when I was in the grocery store this morning….I was going to make steamed dumplings to freeze and fry up after…but I think my wife wants the soup….
I cannot wait to try this out! I LOVE wonton soup on a cold day more than anything. AND I LOVE that this is a great activity for the family to try together! My little one is really starting to love helping in the kitchen. Thank you so much for sharing this!
I know we would love this. I never thought of making it myself.
Jennifer, if you give it a go, let me know how it turns out! 🙂
Canine:
I have to try not to be so finicky when it comes to the way other people do things. Little One wasn’t wrapping the way I wanted her to, and wanted to do things her own way. She had it in her head that she would wrap them into wonton BALLS. They actually ended up being really cute, but man…is it ever hard to get out of that place where I want everything to be just the way I think they should be. LOL!
that’s great that you have extra hands to help and involved LO in makin the food. that’s how we learn. i remember helping my mom make lumpia. my first job was to separate the wrappers. it eventually led to cutting up certain vegetables, up to rolling up the lumpias themselves. we learn about culture through food as well.
your daughter is looking more grown up! her hair is longer now and i love her bangs! so cute! miss you guys!
Shannon:
I think our husbands must be related!! 🙂 If only mine would do the Johnny dishes! 😉 LOL! xo
Yay! Thank you for sharing. I will be setting up our own little assembly line. 🙂 My daughter has always “helped” and now she is 10 and is proudly making pancakes, from scratch, every Sunday morning. Win-win! Oh and I find if I name the recipe after hubs it becomes his recipe and he wants to cook it. heehee Donnie Burgers Anyone? Now if he would only do the Donnie Laundry!
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe, Shannon! So thrilled that your family enjoys their wonton soup 🙂