Chris loves, loves, loves the chance to make a fancy dinner. He’s mastered his skills at folding and crafting his wontons through trial and error and we love this healthy soup! Shrimp and pork wonton soup is something I would never order out at a restaurant or even expect to like, but after trying it one night at home for dinner, it’s now one of our favorite soups to make when we have the time to get fancy in the kitchen. It does take a while to craft those wontons to perfection! (You can see a video of Chris making this entire dinner here.) He says, “time consuming, but fun!”
They’re so yummy and we hope you’ll try making your own wonton soup in your kitchen some night soon!
I love this soup because it’s light and healthy. I love the pork and shrimp combination and how flavorful the whole meal is. I married one heck of a cook. Be sure to check out our video to see Chris’s wonton folding in action!
Get your chopsticks out, friends. This is yummy!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined and finely chopped
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 water chestnuts (canned), finely chopped
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. ginger, grated
- 1 tsp. soy sauce
- ½ tsp. sesame oil
- 1 pinch sugar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- About 24 wonton skins
- Cornstarch
- 6 cups chicken stock, homemade if available
- ½ tsp. sesame oil
- ¼ lb baby spinach leaves
- 2 green onions, sliced
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the pork, shrimp, water chestnuts and green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil and ginger.
- Stir the mixture until well blended.
- Test the seasoning by cooking a teaspoon of the mixture in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat until cooked through, about 2 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.
- Lay out wonton wrappers on a work surface lightly dusted with cornstarch.
- Place about a teaspoon of the mixture in the center of each wrapper.
- Dip your finger in water and spread along the edges of each wrapper.
- Fold each in half on the diagonal to form a triangle and press the seams to seal securely.
- Moisten the two opposite points of the long side and press them together to form a little bag.
- Place on a surface dusted with cornstarch.
- Repeat until all the stuffing is used.
- Wrap any leftover wrappers airtight and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Refrigerate the wontons until needed.
- In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low to maintain a gentle simmer.
- At the same time, bring a large saucepan half-full of water to a boil.
- Carefully drop the wontons into the boiling water.
- Return to a boil again and simmer until the filling is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the wontons to the simmering broth.
- Add the spinach and simmer until it wilts, about 1 minute.
- Add the green onions.
- Ladle the soup into warmed bowls, dividing the wontons evenly.
Oh! This looks so delicious – perfect for a snowy, cold week! Now, if I could just get my husband to agree to make this recipe…
Kimberly @ Red Shutters recently posted…8 Tips to Get Through Another Snow Day
This looks amazing!! My daughter would love it. She is so into soup and also loves wontons. If I make her potstickers she will eat about 10 of them.
Tamara @ We3Travel recently posted…Seeking Sweet Dreams at the Hershey Lodge
Wonton soup is my FAVORITE (and now I’m really craving it!) I never thought it was something I’d be “chef enough” to make. This recipe is great and I think it’s something i can handle on a day when I have a bit more time!
Sarah B recently posted…Dino Dig Ice Excavation – Science & Sensory Activity for Kids
Goodness! This looks amazing! I’ve never made wonton soup before!
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? recently posted…TEN YEARS OF BLOGGING!
Making wontons are so much fun! I grew up filling and folding pork and shrimp wontons that we fried or put in soup but we don’t do it often enough as a family! Thanks for the wonderful reminder that this is something that we need to do this weekend!
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This looks and sounds AMAZING. And since I don’t think Chris delivers (does he?) I’m kind of looking forward to making these one of these weekends. Blizzards and freezing temps mean tucking into soul-warming soup, and I may or may not be salivating at the idea of this one.
Pilar recently posted…Legit good Yodaisms-turned-life lessons for kids.
Look at you getting all creative in the kitchen 😉 This sounds awesome.
This looks delicious! I know my hubby would really like this. Thanks for the recipe
Debbie L. recently posted…Valentine Classroom & Teacher Gift Ideas
This looks wonderful! Wonton soup is one of my favorite things to order out!
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I’ve never tried wonton soup. This sounds really good!
Not a shrimp fan, but soup I love! Wontons are great in soup!
I bet that is better than any take out soup. You make it look so easy and yummy too.
mariA @ CLOSE TO HOME recently posted…Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe : made with beans instead of flour
This looks like a super tasty dinner! I haven’t had won ton soup before….going to send this to my boyfriend to make for me 🙂
Danyelle recently posted…The Motherhood | I Accept You
I love wonton soup, but I haven’t made it myself in forever. This recipe makes me want to put it on the menu, ASAP.
Did you know you can drink Wanton to help with the Flu? Learnt it from a local Chinese Restaurant. This looks tasty
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Who knew? I never heard of that before but that is good news for me. This soup looks fantastic.
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This sounds super delicious. The recipe seems easy enough to follow. I think I’ll try this, thanks!
Liz Mays recently posted…Chocolate Marshmallow Waffles with Raspberry Cream Topping
Husband and son would love this soup. I will have to make it for them this weekend.
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I love Wonton soup, but I have never had it with shrimp. Looks like a great recipe!
Mama to 5 BLessings recently posted…Homemade Valentine Brownie Squares Using My Flutes And Pearls Heart Dish
Definitely pinning this! I LOVE wonton soup but I don’t make it often because I find it to be labor intensive. This recipe looks super easy.
Brittany recently posted…Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara review
I have made wonton soup before, but I love the idea of adding shrimp to the mix, it looks easy and fun!
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This looks delicious! My husband loves wonton soups and I’m a fan of anything with shrimp so I think we would both enjoy this soup! Thanks for the recipe!
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That is a fantastic soup. So delish.
My husband would absolutely love these won tons! I’d love them without the shrimp.
I can’t imagine making my own but I absolutely love wonton soup!
Lois Alter Mark recently posted…marriott’s oceana palms
That soup looks so delicious. l would like to try it.
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This look so yummy. I wonder if leaving the shrimp out of the soup would make a difference. I am not a shrimp fan.
Melissa Vera recently posted…Flashpoint: My New Obsession
This looks delicious! I would love to try and make this dish. I need to add some new items to our dinner choices.
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This looks mouth watering and making me wish I did not forget my lunch today.
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