Wonton soup, won ton soup, wonton recipes

A well-made wonton soup can enhance the flavour of the entire dish.

This page is about the liquid, not the parcel. The soup is as important as the wontons themselves. They are usually flavorsome clear broths. Some call it consomme which I think is just a fancy French word for clear broth.

You can use any soup base you like as long as they are not too strongly flavored because they may "steal" the spotlight from the main star. They should not fight with the wontons for attention because they are like the faithful sidekicks of the superheroes. They may be the sidekick, but they play an indispensable role.

Lastly, just as I have said at the anatomy of a wonton soup recipe page, do not cook raw wontons in the soup.

Right, kickstart your wonton adventure by making a batch of wonton soup with these 3 recipes.

Recipe No.1

Ingredients
600g pork bones
500g lean pork
50g dried shrimps
20g white peppercorn
2 liter water

Directions

Parboil the pork bones

In a stockpot, bring the 2 liters of water to a boil

Lower the heat and add the pork bones, lean pork, dried shrimps, white peppercorns

Simmer for 3 hours

Strain the stock

Use or store

Add salt to taste when serving

Recipe No.2

Ingredients
1 kg pork bones
10 pieces dried flat fish (small dried flounder)
60g dried shrimps
200g fresh bean sprouts
4 pieces ginger
6 liters water

Directions

Grill the dried flat fish in an oven preheated to 150 degree Celsius

Wash and drain the dried shrimps and bean sprouts

Parboil the pork bones

In a stockpot, bring the 6 liters of water to a boil together with the pork bones, dried flat fish and ginger

Lower the heat and add the dried shrimps and bean sprouts

Scoop any froth or foam from the surface of the stock

Simmer for 2 hours

Strain the stock

Use or store

Add salt to taste when serving

Recipe No.3

Ingredients
600g pork bones
500g pork
50g dried shrimps
50g salted fish
20g white peppercorn
2 litres of water

Directions

Wash and parboil the pork bones & pork

Trim off any excess fats

Preheat oven to 200 degree celsius

Bake the salted fish for about 15 minutes

Cool the fish and break into smaller pieces

Add all ingredients into a stock pot

Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for about 3 hours

Strain for use

Filling recipes

Chicken wonton recipes
Check out these easy chicken wonton recipes. A good alternative if you do not eat pork. Yup! No pork at all.

Crab meat wonton recipes
Looking for crab meat wonton recipes? Check out these easy recipes using crab and pork. Includes a yummy crab rangoon recipe.

Fish wonton recipes
Fish is not a common wonton filling. Yet, they make healthy fillings. Once these babies are wrapped up, you can boil them, deep-fry them or steam them. It is up to you. Of course traditionally they are boiled and served in soup.

Pork wonton recipes
Pork is the traditional ingredient in wontons. It is common to add other types of meat or vegetable to make a delicious filling mixture. I have gathered quite a few pork wonton recipes here. Take your pick and choose your favorites.

Shrimp wonton recipes
The shrimp wonton recipes featured here range from using only shrimps to a combination of shrimp with other types of ingredients.

Turkey wonton recipes
I think these turkey wonton recipes will come in handy for using Thanksgiving leftovers. What could be nicer than a couple of turkey wontons floating in a hot clear broth to counter-act the effects of over-eating.

Vegetable wonton recipes
How can we leave out our vegetarian friends when we enjoy wontons? Here is at least 1 vegetable wonton recipe.