Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Wonton soup


Melbourne weather is unpredictable.  One morning could be beautiful and sunny day then in the afternoon, it could be crisp and raining!  The past week has been a bit like that with today a bit cooler than the weekend and to me, nothing warms me up better than some wonton soup!

Sometimes when I make wontons for a party, gathering or just for my family, I make too many and so end up freezing the remainder.  Wontons can be frozen for up to 5-6 weeks - you just need to freeze them on a baking paper-lined tray then once frozen, pack them into a resealable freeze bag or container.   When you want to cook them (either in a soup or deep fried), you do not thaw them before cooking.  But who says you need to use frozen wontons for this delicious soup?  Either way - fresh or frozen, this is a delicious meal that you will make again and again.
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Makes 4-6 bowls of wonton soup (depending on your servings!)

Thermomix recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of chicken stock paste
- 1 1/2 litre of hot water
- Wontons (recipe found here - just follow it without cooking the wontons)
- Spring onion and coriander, chopped
- Sliced chilli (optional)
- Fried shallots (optional)

Method
- Place wontons onto an oiled Varoma dish and tray.
- Pour hot water into the TM bowl then add chicken stock paste and cook for 10-12 minutes at Varoma temperature on speed 3
- Divide the wontons evenly into bowls then pour the chicken soup over
- Garnish with spring onion, coriander, fried shallots and chilli
- Serve immediately.

Traditional recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 litres of chicken or pork stock
- 2 litres of hot water
- Wontons (recipe found here - just follow it without cooking the wontons)
- Spring onion and coriander, chopped
- Sliced chilli (optional)
- Fried shallots (optional)

Method
- Put the wontons to the hot water and cook for 4-5 minutes or until they float
- Cook/warm up the chicken or pork stock on the stove top
- Divide the wontons evenly into bowls then pour the chicken/pork soup over
- Garnish with spring onion, coriander,fried shallots and chilli
- Serve immediately.

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