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Wonton Soup
Ingredients
1/2 pound ground pork
36 won-ton wrappers
5 cups chicken broth
2 cups spinach leaves -- torn coarsely
salt or light soy sauce to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon dry sherry
sprinkling black pepper
1 teaspoon ginger, peeled -- minced
1 teaspoon scallions -- finely chopped
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 4 TBS stock/water
2 teaspoons sesame oil
Preparing the wontons: March-chop the ground meat a few times
to loosen its formation. Put it in a bowl and add the seasonings;
mix until smooth. Divide roughly into 36 tiny portions and wrap
them in the wonton wrappers. (Wet edges of wrappers all around,
place a small teaspoon of mixture in center. Bring all four sides
together into a point to make a
good seal.)
Bring 5 to 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot; turn heat to
medium high, drop in the wontons, and stir gently. When the water
boils again, add 1 1/2 cups cold water; when it comes to a boil
again, add another 1 1/2 cups cold water. When it comes to a boil
this time, let it boil for about 2 minutes. The wontons are cooked
when they float to the top. Repeatedly adding cold water
serves two purposes; it gives the wontons enough time to cook
as well as rinsing them, since filled wontons should not be rinsed
after cooking as noodles are.
After boiling, the wontons may be covered and stored 2 or 3 days
in the refrigerator. Submerge them in cold water to separate them
before adding them to soup.
Completing the soup: When ready to complete the soup, bring the
stock to a simmer over medium heat and drop the wontons into it.
Add the torn spinach, and when the stock comes to a boil, turn
heat to medium low and
simmer for about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt or light
soy sauce. Serve from a tureen or in individual bowls. Let each
individual put a few more drops of sesame oil in their serving.
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