Light wonton soup
Nutrition per serving
A comforting Chinese soup: dumplings filled with chicken and ginger, poached in a fragrant stock with green vegetables. Light and tasty, it is a warming meal in a bowl.
Prep: 30 min | Cooking: 15 min | Servings: 4 | Difficulty: Medium
Estimate per serving: 260 kcal · 20 g protein · 28 g carbohydrate · 7 g fat
Ingredients
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 250 g minced chicken
- 1 tsp ginger
- 100 g pak choi
- 2 spring onions
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 l stock
Method
- Mix the chicken, ginger and soy sauce, then fill the wontons.
- Make a stock flavoured with ginger.
- Poach the wontons in the stock for 5 minutes.
- Add the pak choi and spring onions.
Nutritional benefits
Minced chicken provides lean protein, the wontons provide carbohydrates, and the stock and green vegetables provide nutrients for few calories. Poached (not fried), the wontons stay light. A complete, comforting Chinese soup that works as a meal, healthier than takeaway versions. Naturally dairy-free.
Variations and substitutions
- With prawns in the filling.
- Vegetarian: mushroom and tofu filling.
- With added noodles.
- Spicier: chilli oil.
Storage and making ahead
Raw wontons can be frozen; the stock keeps for 3 days. Poach just before serving.
💡 Good to know
Freeze raw wontons on a tray, then transfer them to a bag: you will have an express soup ready in 10 minutes.
Related reading
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Ingredients in this recipe: wonton wrappers · chicken · ginger · pak choi · spring onions.
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