Wonton Soup

Name: Wonton Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai Menu
Ingredients: Garlic — 2 cloves; Fresh Ginger — 1 piece; Black Peppercorns — ½ tsp; Chicken Wings — 250 g; Star Anise — 1; Chicken Stock — 1 litre; Soy Sauce — 1 tbsp; Spring Onion — 1; Pork Mince — 250 g; White Pepper — ¼ tsp; Cornflour — 1 tsp; Water — 1 tbsp; Sesame Oil — 1 tsp; Salt — ¼ tsp; Wonton Wrappers — 16; Egg Noodles — 200 g; Barbecue Pork — 100 g

This Thai wonton noodle soup brings the authentic flavours of Asian street food right into your home kitchen. Featuring a fragrant, doctor-up broth and delicate, moist pork wontons, this bowl is pure magic in every spoonful. Perfectly finished with tender egg noodles and succulent slices of barbecue pork, it is a budget-friendly and deeply satisfying meal that tastes as complex as one simmered for hours.

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Cooking Instructions

Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes

Servings: 2 to 4

Notes:

Use yellow wonton wrappers if available, though gyoza wrappers serve as a suitable alternative.

The secret to moist wonton filling is incorporating a slurry of cornflour and water, which binds moisture into the pork.

Mix the wonton filling thoroughly until the pork mixture becomes tacky and forms a single, cohesive ball for the best texture.

Always boil the wontons and noodles in separate water to maintain the clarity and flavour of your broth.

You can use store-bought barbecue pork from a Chinese takeaway if you prefer not to make it from scratch at home.

Make Aromatic Paste
Grind garlic, fresh ginger, and black peppercorns in a mortar until they form a coarse paste.

Prepare Broth
Sizzle the paste in oil over gentle heat, add chicken wings, star anise, and store-bought chicken stock, then simmer for 30 minutes.

Make Wonton Filling
Combine pork mince, finely chopped spring onion, white pepper, cornflour, water, sesame oil, and salt, mixing until the mixture becomes a cohesive ball.

Assemble Wontons
Place a small amount of filling onto each wonton wrapper, then fold and squish the edges together into a comet shape to seal.

Cook Noodles and Wontons
Boil the egg noodles and wontons in separate pots of boiling water, cooking the wontons for 3 to 4 minutes until they float.

Serve
Arrange noodles and cooked wontons in a serving bowl, ladle over the strained, hot broth, and garnish with sliced barbecue pork and fresh spring onion.