This traditional homemade wonton soup is a traditional Asian dish that’s meant to be warm and comforting. Wontons can be made in large quantities and frozen for later use!
Easy Homemade Wonton Soup
(Courtesy Yuhong Sun)
Ingredients
Wontons:
- ½ lb ground pork
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 40 wonton wrappers
- 6 cups water
Soup:
- 1½ cups vegetable broth
- 1½ cups water
- 1 tomato, chopped
Instructions
- Mix pork, scallions, ginger, cornstarch, vinegar, sesame oil and egg in a bowl.
- Place 1 tsp mixture in the center of a wonton wrapper. Wet edges of wonton and fold to form a triangle shape. Seal edges. Press two corners of folded wonton together to form a hat and seal.
- Bring six cups of water to a simmer in a large pot.
- Gently place 12 wontons into boiling water. Add ½ cold water and allow water to return to a simmer. Add more cold water as needed, ½ cup at a time, to maintain a gentle simmer.
- When wontons float to the surface of the water (about 5 minutes), scoop from the pot and lay on a plate in a single layer.
- In the meantime, mix broth and water in a pan. Add tomato and bring to simmer.
- To serve, place one cup of soup in a bowl with 4 wontons.
- Hack: Freeze remaining uncooked wontons in a single layer on a baking sheet. When solid, transfer to a freezer-safe container. Cook from a frozen state, allowing 2 extra minutes to cook. Any leftover wonton wrappers can be wrapped tightly and frozen as well.
For a short tutorial on folding wontons, check out this video!
For more instructional videos for making traditional Chinese cuisine at home, visit Yuhong’s Country Kitchen on YouTube!
Suggestion: If you love Asian-style soup, check out Yuhongs homemade hot and sour soup!
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