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Wonton Noodle Soup

Wonton Noodle Soup
1 hr 56 min · 35 min active · makes ~8.7 l · Medium

Wonton noodle soup with handmade pork and prawn wontons in a rich, ginger-scented pork bone broth, garnished with spring onions.

Ingredients
0/18 gathered · 4 servings
800g
6,500ml
20g
30g
4piece
3tbsp
2tsp
1tsp
1tsp
3clove
300g
150g
1tbsp
1tbsp
1tsp
40piece
400g
4piece
Tools
22 items
Serveware
1 item
Procedure
52 steps
1 of 52

Put the pork bones into the large stockpot.

Pork bones · 800 g
⏱ 10s
ResultPork bones
2 of 52

Cover the bones with cold water.

Water · 1,000 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultPork bones and water
3 of 52

Bring the water to a hard boil and let it boil for 5 minutes to blanch the bones and draw out the impurities.

⏱ 5 min
ResultBlanched pork bones
4 of 52

Tip the bones into a colander and drain away the grey blanching water.

⏱ 15s
ResultBlanched pork bones
5 of 52

Run cold water over the bones in the colander, turning them with your hands, until the water runs clear and no grey scum remains on the surface of the bones.

Water · 500 ml
⏱ 30s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bones
6 of 52

Return the cleaned bones to the stockpot.

⏱ 10s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bones
7 of 52

Pour fresh cold water over the bones.

Water · 2,000 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bones and water
8 of 52

Add the dried shrimp to the pot.

Dried shrimp · 20 g
⏱ 8s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bones and water and dried shrimp
9 of 52

Peel the ginger

Ginger · 30 g
⏱ 20s
ResultPeeled ginger
10 of 52

Cut the peeled ginger into four or five thick coins.

⏱ 20s
ResultGinger slices
11 of 52

Drop the ginger slices into the stockpot.

⏱ 8s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bone and dried shrimp mixture
12 of 52

Trim the roots and any wilted tops from 2 spring onions, leaving them whole.

Spring onions · 2 piece
⏱ 20s
ResultTrimmed spring onions
13 of 52

Add the whole trimmed spring onions to the stockpot.

⏱ 8s
ResultCleaned blanched pork bone and dried shrimp mixture
14 of 52

Bring the stock to a rolling boil over high heat, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface.

⏱ 5 min
ResultStock at boil
15 of 52

Use a large spoon to skim off all the grey foam from the surface of the stock.

⏱ 1 min
ResultSkimmed pork stock
16 of 52

Reduce the heat so the stock simmers gently, partially covered, for 90 minutes until rich and fragrant.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min
ResultPork and shrimp stock
17 of 52

Set a sieve over the large saucepan and pour the stock through it, discarding the bones, shrimp and aromatics.

⏱ 30s
ResultClear pork stock
18 of 52

Add the soy sauce to the strained stock.

Soy sauce · 3 tbsp
⏱ 8s
ResultClear pork stock and soy sauce
19 of 52

Drizzle the sesame oil into the stock.

Sesame oil · 2 tsp
⏱ 8s
ResultClear pork stock and soy sauce and sesame oil
20 of 52

Add the sugar to the stock.

Sugar · 1 tsp
⏱ 8s
ResultClear pork stock mixture
21 of 52

Season the stock with salt.

Salt · 1 tsp
⏱ 8s
ResultClear pork stock mixture
22 of 52

Stir the stock well to dissolve the sugar and salt, then taste and set aside over low heat.

⏱ 20s
ResultSeasoned pork stock
23 of 52

Crush each garlic clove flat with the side of the knife, then slip off and discard the skins.

Garlic · 3 clove
⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled garlic cloves
24 of 52

Mince the peeled garlic cloves finely.

⏱ 40s
ResultMinced garlicused in step 26
25 of 52

Put the pork mince into the mixing bowl.

Minced pork / pork mince · 300 g
⏱ 8s
ResultMinced pork / pork mince
26 of 52

Add the minced garlic to the pork.

⏱ 8s
ResultMinced garlic and minced pork / pork mince
27 of 52

Peel and devein each prawn, pulling off the shell and removing the dark intestinal tract with the tip of the knife.

Raw prawns · 150 g
⏱ 2 min
ResultPeeled raw prawns
28 of 52

Roughly chop the peeled prawns into small chunks about the size of a pea — you want texture, not a paste.

⏱ 40s
ResultRoughly chopped raw prawns
29 of 52

Add the chopped prawns to the pork in the bowl.

⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped raw prawns and minced garlic and minced pork / pork mince
30 of 52

Add the oyster sauce to the filling.

Oyster sauce · 1 tbsp
⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped raw prawn and minced pork / pork mince mixture
31 of 52

Add the Shaoxing rice wine to the filling.

Shaoxing rice wine · 1 tbsp
⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped raw prawn and minced pork / pork mince mixture
32 of 52

Add the white pepper to the filling.

White pepper · 1 tsp
⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped raw prawn and minced pork / pork mince mixture
33 of 52

Stir the filling vigorously in one direction for about a minute until the mixture becomes sticky and cohesive.

⏱ 1 min
ResultWonton filling
34 of 52

Trim the roots and any ragged tops from the remaining 2 spring onions.

Spring onions · 2 piece
⏱ 15s
ResultTrimmed spring onions
35 of 52

Pull away and discard the outermost layer from each trimmed spring onion if it is papery or slimy.

⏱ 15s
ResultPeeled trimmed spring onions
36 of 52

Slice the peeled trimmed spring onions as finely as you can into thin rounds, keeping the green and white parts together.

⏱ 30s
ResultFinely chopped spring onionused in step 54
37 of 52

Lay a stack of wonton wrappers on the board and keep the rest covered with a damp cloth while you work.

Fresh wonton wrapper · 40 piece
⏱ 10s
38 of 52

Place one wrapper flat on the board, spoon a heaped teaspoon of filling into the centre, dampen the edges with a wet fingertip, fold the wrapper into a triangle pressing the air out, then bring the two base corners together and pinch firmly to seal; repeat with all 40 wrappers.

⏱ 20 min
ResultFilled wontonsused in step 41
39 of 52

Fill the large deep saucepan with water for cooking the wontons and noodles.

Water · 3,000 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultWater
40 of 52

Bring the water to a vigorous boil over high heat.

⏱ 5 min
ResultBoiling water
41 of 52

Lower all the wontons gently into the boiling water.

⏱ 15s
ResultBoiling water and filled wontons
42 of 52

Cook the wontons at a steady boil, stirring once to prevent sticking, until they float and have been bobbing for 2 minutes — about 6 minutes total. Check the centre of the largest one reads 71 °C on a thermometer.

⏱ 6 min
ResultCooked wontons
43 of 52

Lift the wontons out with a slotted spoon into a large bowl, leaving the water behind.

⏱ 30s
ResultWonton cooking waterused in step 51
44 of 52

Add the fresh egg noodles to the still-boiling wonton water.

Fresh egg noodles · 400 gWonton cooking water · step 43
⏱ 10s
ResultWonton cooking water and fresh egg noodles
45 of 52

Boil the noodles for 2 minutes, separating them with tongs so they cook evenly.

⏱ 2 min
ResultCooked egg noodles
46 of 52

Tip the noodles into the colander to drain.

⏱ 20s
ResultCooked egg noodlesused in step 50
47 of 52

Add the whole bok choy to the simmering seasoned pork stock.

Bok choy · 4 piece
⏱ 10s
ResultSeasoned pork stock and bok choy
48 of 52

Simmer the bok choy in the stock for 2 minutes until the stems are just tender and the leaves are bright green.

⏱ 2 min
ResultWilted bok choy
49 of 52

Lift the bok choy out of the stock onto a plate, leaving the stock in the pan.

⏱ 20s
ResultWilted bok choyused in step 52
50 of 52

Divide the drained noodles between 4 soup bowls.

⏱ 30s
ResultCooked egg noodles
51 of 52

Arrange 10 cooked wontons on top of the noodles in each bowl.

⏱ 30s
ResultCooked egg noodles and drained cooked wontons
52 of 52

Place one bok choy alongside the wontons in each bowl.

⏱ 20s
ResultWilted bok choy and cooked egg noodles and drained cooked wontons
Total Time1 hr 56 min
Serving
  1. Ladle the hot seasoned stock over each bowl to just cover the noodles and wontons.
  2. Scatter the finely sliced spring onion over each bowl and serve immediately.
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 95% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
1,018kcal
65g
34g
13g
106g
3g
4g
2,369mg
Ingredients0/18
Tools0/18