Wonton Soup

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Homemade Wonton Soup recipe with delicious pork filling and flavorful soup broth. The pork wontons can be made ahead of time and frozen for a delicious freezer meal later! 


Wonton Soup in a dark grey bowl.


The weathers been rainy, windy and rather nasty this last week leaving our family craving our favorite comfort foods like Wonton Soup.

It's light yet hearty, and full of lots of veggies! I used ground pork to fill the wontons but you could easily substitute it with ground chicken or turkey, for a healthier option. The flavors of this soup are amazing and it's the only way I've been able to fulfill my Wonton Soup cravings since our favorite Chinese food joint changed owners.

The hardest part of making Wonton Soup is filling the wrappers, it can be a little time consuming the first few times you make them. I will usually enlist the kids or Colt to help fold the dumplings. 

Sometimes we make the wontons ahead of time so all that needs to be done is dropping them in the soup. They can even be frozen individually on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment paper, and then moved to a ziplock bag until ready to use. Just drop the frozen wontons into the soup, and cook until done! Since the wontons are frozen cooking time will take a little bit longer.

If your having a hard time finding Wonton Wrappers at the grocery store they are usually located near the fresh produce, in the refrigerator section. The last time I sent Colt to the store I forgot to tell him this little piece of important information! Oops!

Wonton Soup is definitely worth the time it takes to make! The flavors are amazing, and it is always a highly requested soup in our house. It's the perfect comfort food on a wet, cold, and windy day.

A stainless steel soup pot with olive oil, garlic, shallot ginger and shiitake mushrooms.

To make the Wonton Soup Base: Heat 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil over medium-high heat. (I used Extra Virgin Olive Oil) 

Add: 
  • 4 cloves Minced Garlic
  • 1 medium Sliced Shallot
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh Grated Ginger
Cook until fragrant. 

Stir in 8 ounces Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms with the woody stems removed, and cook until softened.

I am missing the next set of pictures so you'll just have to imagine stirring in: 
  • 10 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 tablespoon Chili Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

A carrot being cut with a knife on the bias.

Cut 4 whole Peeled Carrots on the bias: Slice top of carrot off at an angle, continue slicing carrot at the same angle to form oval slices of carrot.

A pile of carrots cut on the bias.

Carrots cut on the bias will look like this when finished. 

Add to soup and bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook while making wontons until carrots are tender.

Ground Pork, Egg Yolk, Garlic, Sliced Green Onions, Grated Ginger, Soy Sauce, Toasted Sesame Seed Oil in a large stainless steel bowl.

To make Wontons stir together: 
  • 1 pound Ground Pork
  • 1 whole Egg Yolk
  • 3 cloves Minced Garlic
  • 3 whole Sliced Thin Green Onions
  • 2 tablespoons Grated Fresh Ginger
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Garlic Paste

A Wonton wrapper with 3/4 tablespoon pork filling in the center.

To Assemble stir together:
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1 tablespoon Water 
Until well combined.

Take 1 Fresh Wonton Wrapper and place about 3/4 tablespoon of Pork Filling in center of wrapper.

Brush egg white mixture on all 4 edges.

Wonton folded into a triangle.

Fold 1 corner to the opposite corner. Press filling towards center and seal both edges tightly together, pushing any air out.

A triangler wonton with one edge folded towards the center.

Brush a little egg white mixture on opposite corners and press corners together.

A larger pile of folded wontons on a cookie sheet.

Repeat until all of the pork mixture has been used.

Tip: Wontons can be frozen on a parchment lined baking sheet for later use at this point, once frozen transfer to a ziploc bag. Add frozen wontons directly to soup when ready to use.

A large soup pot filled with simmering broth, wontons, sliced bok choy, sliced bamboo shoots, sliced green onions and toasted sesame seed oil.

Stir wontons into simmering broth and cook for 4 minutes until wontons start to float to the top of soup. Stir 2-3 times to make sure wontons aren't sticking to the bottom of pot.

Stir in:
  • 3 small Sliced Thin Baby Bok Choy
  • 8 ounces Drained Sliced Bamboo Shoots
  • 3 whole Sliced Thin Green Onions
  • 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
Cook until bok choy turns bright green and tender, about 5 minutes.

A bowl of Wonton Soup.

Serve Wonton Soup with additional Soy Sauce, Chili Garlic Paste, Sriracha Hot Sauce, and any other desired condiments!

Wonton Soup has around 509 calories per generous serving Wonton Soup is a favorite healthy comfort food dish perfect for lunch or dinner!

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Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup

Homemade Wonton Soup recipe with delicious pork filling and flavorful soup broth from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.
Prep time: 1 HourCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 1 H & 30 M

Ingredients

Wonton Soup Base
  • 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil (I used Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
  • 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 medium Shallot, Sliced Thin
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh Ginger, Grated
  • 8 ounces Shiitake Mushrooms, Sliced and Woody Stems Removed
  • 10 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 tablespoon Chili Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 4 large Carrots, Cut On The Bias
Pork Wontons
  • 12 ounces Square Wonton Wrappers
  • 1 pound Plain Ground Pork
  • 1 whole Egg, Yolk and White Separated
  • 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced Thin
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh Ginger, Grated
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Garlic Paste
Assemble Wonton Soup
  • 3 whole Baby Bok Choy, Sliced Thin8 ounces Canned Sliced Bamboo Shoots, Drained
  • 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
For Serving Wonton Soup
  • Soy Sauce
  • Chili Garlic Paste
  • Sriracha Sauce
  • Any Other Desired Condiments

Instructions

Wonton Soup Base
  1. In a large soup pot heat oil over medium-high heat until hot.
  2. Add garlic, shallot, and ginger, cook until fragrant.
  3. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute until softened. Stir in chicken stock, water, chili paste, soy sauce, and carrots.
  4. Bring to a simmer, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 minutes while making wontons or until carrots are tender.
Pork Wontons
  1. Mix together ground pork, 1 egg yolk, garlic, green onions, ginger, soy sauce, toasted sesame seed oil, and chili garlic paste.
  2. Mix together egg white with 1 tablespoon of water i
  3. n a small bowl .
  4. Take 1 wonton wrapper and brush all 4 edges with egg white mixture.
  5. Place about 3/4 tablespoon of ground pork mixture into the center of wrapper.
  6. Fold in half so corners meet to form a triangle.
  7. Press all air out of wonton wrappers and press edges together. Brush opposite corners with egg white mixture.
  8. Overlap corners in the center and press together to form an envelope shape. Repeat with remaining wrappers until all pork has been used.
  9. Wontons can be frozen separately on a parchment lined cookie sheet and then stored frozen in a ziplock bag until ready to use. Add frozen wontons directly into boiling soup and allow an extra 5-10 minutes to cook.
Assemble Wonton Soup
  1. Drop assembled wontons into simmering soup. Cook for 4 minutes or until wontons start to float to the top of soup, stir 2-3 times as needed to prevent wontons sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  2. Gently stir in bok choy, bamboo shoots, green onions, and toasted sesame seed oil. Cook an additional 5 minutes or until wontons are cooked through and bok choy is bright green.
  3. Serve with additional condiments if desired.

Calories

509.16

Fat (grams)

23.96

Sat. Fat (grams)

6.42

Carbs (grams)

42.68

Fiber (grams)

2.79

Net carbs

39.89

Sugar (grams)

6.92

Protein (grams)

29.41

Sodium (milligrams)

1016.26

Cholesterol (grams)

112.95

The nutritional information and metric conversions are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data. If this important to you, please verify with your favorite nutrition calculator and/or metric conversion tool.

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4 comments

  1. Looks amazing. Hubby always wants won ton soup whenever he doesn't feel good. However, is there a link so I can pin your recipes on Pinterest? I'm not finding one

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  2. Looks amazing. Hubby always wants won ton soup whenever he doesn't feel good. However, is there a link so I can pin your recipes on Pinterest? I'm not finding one

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  3. Ok that sounds so super easy, and full of flavor! Yum!!

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