Wonton Soup

Recipe: Wonton Soup云吞汤

Serves: 2 (about 10 - 12 wontons per person)

Ingredients

100g ground pork 20 - 24 pcs thin wonton wrappers 3 cups chicken stock 2 - 3 stalks choy sum, washed and drained (chopped into 2 - 3 equal portions) 1 stalk spring onion (cut to separate geen and white part) Ingredients A 1½ tsp. soy sauce 1/8 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. sugar 1 - 2 drops sesame oil dash of pepper 1¼ TBSP ginger & onion water

Ingredients B 40g shrimps (meat), finely chopped 20g water chestnuts, finely chopped Ginger & Onion Water spring onion (white part), finely chopped 1 TBSP grated ginger 3 TBSP water * Combine spring onion, grated ginger, and water in a small bowl. Leave aside for 15 - 30 minutes. Then, use as ginger & onion water. Garnish spring onion (green part), chopped diagonally

Measurements: tsp. = teaspoon | TBSP = tablespoon

Preparation
1. Put ground pork in a medium bowl. Thoroungly combine all ingredients A with ground pork.	2. Mix shrimps of ingredients B into the filling mixture step 1.	3. Combine water chestnuts of ingredients B into the filling mixture evenly.
4. Work with one or two wonton wrapper ar a time, keeping the remainder covered with a clean, damp towel to prevent from drying out. Place heaped teaspoonfuls of filling mixture on the center of a wonton wrapper.	5. Fold in half diagonally to wrap wonton into a triangle.	6. Press the two side edges towards the point of the center edge. Hold and press firmly to secure the seal.
7. One wonton is finished wrapping.	8. Repeat wrapping until all filling is used up.	9. Cook wontons in rapidly boiling water for 2 minutes. Bring stock to a boil in a separate pot. Season stock with salt and pepper if necessary. Transfer wontons with a slotted spoon to the rapidly boiling stock, and let cook for 2 minutes or until wontons float on the surface.
10. Add choy sum to simmering stock and let cook until just tender but still crisp, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat.	12. Divide wontons and veggie into serving bowls. Garnish with the chopped spring onion and pour simmering stock over. Sprinkle wonton soup with some pepper (optional) and serve immediately.

Notes

The filling ingredients can be varied to include other seafood ir types of mince.