Won Ton Soup (Wonton)
- 13 lb pork tenderloin (chopped into bite size pieces, cooked)
- 12 lb medium-sized shrimp, set 3-4 cooked shrimp aside for filling (peeled, deveined, and cooked.)
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 12 lb ground pork
- 3 -4 medium size shrimp, finely chopped (tails off)
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chinese rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon scallion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 cup water (in a bowl to seal wrappers)
- 1 12 cups Baby Spinach
- 1 12 cups napa cabbage, shredded
- Clear off a table so you can get to work.
- Take a deep breath, this looks harder than it really is.
- If the pork tenderloin is not cooked you will want to do this now.
- Brown the bits in a pan with about 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
- Set aside.
- Cook the shrimp or buy it cooked already.
- In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients.
- Blend well and let sit for a bit.
- (about 20-30 min.
- ).
- Take the Won Ton wrapper so that there is a corner pointed toward you.
- Place about 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of the wrapper.
- Moisten all 4 edges of the wrapper with a bit of water.
- Pull down the top of the wrapper to the bottom, to make a triangle.
- Press edges to make a seal.
- Bring the left and right corners together on top moisten with a bit of water and twist a bit.
- Don't twist too much or the bottom will split open.
- If it is easier for you just pinch the right and left corners together.
- It doesn't matter if they are perfect, just sealed so that the filling doesn't come out in the soup.
- Continue until all wrappers are used.
- Get a pretty big pot so that everything has room to move.
- Add chicken stock to pot and heat to low boil.
- (Just bubbling).
- When ready add the Won Tons carefully!
- They are kind of heavy and you don't want to splash yourself.
- Stir a bit so they don't stick together, but a little gently or the wrapper will break up.
- When they float they are done.
- If you are a little nervous about cooking the ground pork you can keep them going a bit longer.
- (just over med heat) Add the cooked pork, shrimp, and chestnuts.
- Just enough to heat through.
- You can garnish with the cabbage and/or the spinach.
- The cabbage will hold up to a bit of heat and give a nice crunch.
- The spinach can be added right before serving bc it will wilt in the soup.
- It's also a good way to add some veggies.
- Sit back and enjoy the good job you did and tell your family or guests it was so hard but you did it just for them.
- If you freeze the Won Tons you can take out just a couple at a time for a one person soup.
- Just boil a cup of stock or so and add 3-4 Won Tons.
pork tenderloin, shrimp, chicken stock, water chestnuts, wonton wrappers, ground pork, brown sugar, chinese rice vinegar, soy sauce, scallion, fresh ginger, water, spinach, cabbage
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/won-ton-soup-wonton-250268 (may not work)