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Hi, guys.
It's Angel.
Today, I'm sharing with you a classic wonton soup recipe.
Now, this is my grandma's homemade wonton soup recipe.
And she loves making homemade wontons,
and I love eating them.
So we're going to make some fresh wontons today.
I will be cooking some, so I'll show you how to make the soup.
And we'll also be freezing some so we
can have for a weekday dinner.
So with that, let's get started.
For this recipe, we'll need about one and a half cups
of napa cabbage, chopped.
I've gone ahead to chop these earlier.
And when we're preparing the napa,
we're only going to be using the white parts of the napa
cabbage.
When you're done chopping the napa, put them in a bowl,
along with one teaspoon of kosher
salt. We're adding kosher salt, because this'll
help draw out the water.
So let that bowl sit aside for about 30 to 45 minutes.
After 30 to 45 minutes, drain any excess liquid,
and mix in one teaspoon of sesame oil.
We'll also need some shiitake mushrooms.
Now, I've gone ahead and used dried shiitake mushrooms, which
I've reconstituted in a little bit of warm water.
And you just set them aside in warm or hot water
for about 15 minutes, and they'll become soft.
Then we'll want to chop them into small pieces,
similar to the napa cabbage and toss them in the bowl,
again, with one teaspoon of sesame oil.
Now, one thing to note when buying shiitake mushrooms
for this recipe is that it's better
to select the ones that are flat.
The flat ones will provide a better texture
versus the ones that are a little bit more
shapely or puffy.
So opt for flat shiitake mushrooms when you can.
Next step is our shrimp.
We'll need about a dozen shrimp peeled, deveined, and cleaned.
And when you're cutting up the shrimp,
it's recommended that you first slice the shrimp into half,
kind of like you're butterflying the shrimp.
Then cut them into smaller pieces.
That way, the texture of the shrimp isn't lost.
And finally, our green onions-- I've
gone ahead to chop up one bunch of green onions.
Now, before chopping, I actually went ahead
to cut some nice angled pieces from the very top green parts
of the green onions.
And we're going to save those for the soup, which
we'll be making later.
So now that we've chopped up about all our ingredients,
it's time to make our wonton filling.
In a large mixing bowl, start with your pork.
I'm using about 0.6 of a pound of ground pork-- not too
lean and not too fatty.
Then add two tablespoons of tapioca flour,
two tablespoons of filtered water,
two and a half tablespoons of sesame oil,
and two teaspoons of kosher salt. Mix
all the ingredients really well.
Then proceed to add your chopped napa, your chopped mushrooms,
your shrimp, and finally, the green onions.
When you're done mixing the filling,
it should look like this.
Now, for our wonton wrappers.
I'm using store-bought wonton wrappers that are extra thin.
So when shopping for wonton wrappers, if you can,
do purchase the thin ones, because the thick ones
are more for deep frying, and there's
a huge difference in taste.
The thin ones will give you a much more delicate wonton
wrapper, and it'll be so much better.
I've tried both, and I really recommend buying the thin ones.
Oh, and before we start, don't forget to wash your hands
and prepare a small dish of water and some paper towels.
So there are many ways to wrap wontons.
And I'm going to show you two of my favorite ways.
The first is a traditional style.
This style holds more filling, and is
easier to fold versus the other one, which I'll show you later.
But start by placing one wonton wrapper in your hand.
Put a small amount of the filling
directly in the center of the wonton wrapper.
Dip your finger in a little bit of the water.
And draw a line on one end of the wonton.
Then go ahead and fold it over.
And gently pinch it together at the top
to ensure that it's sealed.
So you should have something that looks like this.
Next, place a bit of water on the bottom
left hand side of the wonton.
And fold the corner under, tucking the bottom
left under the bottom right.
And close, and there you go.
See?
He's pretty cute, huh?
OK.
So now, let's try the classic style.
Now, I call this the classic style
because it looks really classic.
When you cook the soup, these wontons are floating,
and the folds-- it looks very classy.
So that's why I call it the classic style.
But it's my grandma's favorite, because there is less
filling in here.
But it's also harder to make.
So again, start by putting the wonton wrapper in your hand.
Put a little bit of the filling in there--
less than the last one.
Dip your finger in the water, and draw a line
on two sides of the wonton wrapper.
We want to fold it into a triangle shape, like so.
So it should look like this.
Now, here's kind of the tricky part.
Fold the top triangle down.
Put your pinky finger to hold it.
With your other finger, take a little bit of water,
put it on the back side of the wonton.
And close it together.
Pinch, and voila.
See?
That one wasn't too bad, wasn't it?
Again, you'll practice and you guys'll get it.
So that is what the classic fold look like.
Now, I'm going cook some fresh wontons so you
can see how I make the soup.
And for the rest of the wontons, I'm
just going throw them in the freezer.
They usually take about 45 minutes to an hour to freeze.
Then I'll throw them in the plastic baggies
so that they're easier to store.
Now, let's cook.
In a small sauce pan, bring some water to a boil.
Carefully put in your freshly wrapped
wontons, and gently boil for four to eight minutes,
or until the wontons are floating
and the wrappers are cooked.
Once they're done, remove the wontons
and put them in a serving bowl and discard the water.
Next, you can heat up the same pan on low heat.
Put a little bit of olive oil, and then add
the green onions we saved earlier for making the soup.
Gently stir fry for about five to 10 seconds
to bring out the flavors, then immediately pour
in fresh filtered water for our soup base.
Bring the soup to a boil and add a few generous pinches of sea
salt and white pepper to taste.
Then pour the hot soup over your cooked wontons, and serve.
So this is house you make my grandma's classic wonton soup.
It's super satisfying, very delicious, also really easy
to make for a weeknight if you're
using the frozen wontons.
So if you love wonton soup, do give Granny's recipe a try.
I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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and maybe share it with a friend and have
a wonton wrapping get together.
And if you don't have a friend who's
interested in making wontons with you, well, that's OK.
Buy the ingredients, press replay on this video,
and I'll cook along with you.
So with that, happy wonton wrapping,
and I will see you guys next time.
Bye.
That was really good.