Homemade wonton soup! These wontons are filled with a juicy pork and prawn / shrimp filling and will knock your socks off. I have a couple of cheeky tips and when you see my step by step photos, you are going to be so surprised how fast and EASY these are to make.
These wontons are outta this world. Added bonus: This entire bowl is under 350 calories a serving. Healthy eating at its BEST!!!
The first time you have a real wonton, whether homemade or at a proper restaurant that makes them fresh with real meat or seafood fillings (rather than fillers), you will be blown away. The filling is tender and you can actually taste what it’s made of, rather than being a small grey ball of meat made of who-knows-what.
It’s like the difference between a homemade sausage roll and a cheap frozen supermarket one. They are simply incomparable. Homemade wontons are simply incredible.
Simply being the operative word here. I think wontons are one of those things that many people don’t think to make, assuming they are really tedious and take ages. But they don’t!! The filling takes minutes to make (literally – 5 minutes) and wrapping the wontons is super fast if you use my method!
I used to use my mother’s Wonton recipe, because it’s the one I have used all my cooking life. Then last year, I came across this Wonton Soup recipe by my friend Maggie from Omnivore’s Cookbook, a wonderful authentic Chinese food blog. I’ve learnt so much about authentic Chinese cooking from Maggie who was born and raised in China and only recently moved to the States. She takes such great care with her recipes, if you love Chinese food, I think you’ll be as delighted to discover her blog as I was.
So I think my mother was a bit disgruntled when I told her I was using Maggie’s Wonton filling for this post because it’s better than hers. I sent her away with samples, and she agreed that Maggie’s Wontons are fantastic, but didn’t admit it was better.
It IS better. Sorry mum! Maggie’s has better seasoning!