Chicken Wonton Soup
 
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Recipe type: soup
Cuisine: chinese, indian
Serves: 5
Ingredients
For the dumplings (this is my go to recipe which I have posted before, but I also mixed in a cup of the following mix- shredded green and red cabbage, broccoli slaw, carrots, kale. Whenever I use veggies like cabbage in fillings without cooking it, I always put them in a bowl, add salt and let sit for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, I squeeze the water out of the cabbage and then use the squeezed dry cabbage in the filling.)
  • 450 gms ground chicken, squeezed dry
  • 2 inch piece ginger, finely chopped
  • 2-3 green chillies, or as desired
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • a few sprigs of spring onions, finely choppped
  • few sprigs of cilantro/coriander, finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tsp fish oil
  • about 30 wonton wrappers (or you can make your own from scratch. I have provided a link for the recipe for homemade wrappers in the post above)
For the soup:
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic ( I used roasted garlic)
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 8-10 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1½ cups thinly sliced bok choy
  • ½ cup sliced mushrooms
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients listed under filling really well. Fill each wonton wrapper with a heaping tsp of filling. (For instructions on how to roll and fill homemade wrappers check the link given in the post above)
  2. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium high heat until hot. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Add the ¼ cup of sliced scallions and the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low so that the broth just simmers. Allow broth to simmer for at least 20 to 30 minutes while the wontons are being assembled.
  4. Add the sliced bok choy and mushrooms to the broth and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Gently add the prepared wontons to the simmering broth. Increase the heat slightly so that the broth returns to a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally (very gently), until the wontons float and the chicken filling is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2014/02/06/chicken-wonton-soup/