Vegetarian Wanton Soup Recipe

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium carrots
• 1/2 of a cabbage
• 1 yellow onion
• 8 shiitake mushrooms (fresh or dried)
• 2 bunches cilantro
• 1 bunch of chinese broccoli, chopped into small stalks
• 3 stalks green onions, finely sliced
• 1/2 cup of diced water chestnut
• 250 g firm tofu
• 100 wonton wrappers (the square kind!)
• 250 g fresh egg noodles (should be right next to the wrappers)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (and a little more for drizzle)
• 1 teaspoon cornflour (you can use cornstarch too)
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 step 1: the soup!
• 2 so first, we’re gonna start on the stock so it can simmer away while we make the dumplings. take 1 1/2 carrots (saving 1/2 a carrot for later) and cut into big chunks and throw in a medium pot. now add in 1/2 of a cabbage, roughly cut in half. cut an onion into sections and throw that in as well. now chop off the stems from your shiitake mushrooms and add the stems only to the pot. fill the pot with water to the top leaving about 1 inch on the tip, add a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer on medium heat. let that simmer for about 25 minutes and then add in the stalks from 2 bunches of cilantro. keep the leaves for later. let that simmer for another 20 minutes on low heat. add more salt to taste!
• 3 step 2: the dumplings!
• 4 now take that 1/2 carrot from before and finely dice, the smaller the better. in a medium mixing bowl, add the diced carrots and diced water chestnuts. finely slice 1 green onion stalk and add that to the bowl. in a small frying pan, drizzle a little vegetable oil and toss in the shiitake mushrooms whole. cook until soft flipping the over several times – about 5 minutes total. turn off heat and set aside. once cool, finely dice the mushrooms and add to the mixture bowl. now add in the tofu, using a fork or your hands crumble up the tofu and mix the entire thing until well combined. add in the pepper, pinch of salt, and a small drizzle of sesame oil – then mix again! sprinkle the corn flour on top, toss to combine and we’re ready to wrap! take about 1/2 a tablespoon of filling and put it in the middle of the wrapper, take one corner of the wrapper and fold it so it meets the diagonal corner. crimp down the wrapper along the filling and set aside. continue until you run out of wrappers!
• 5 step 3: the cooking!
• 6 okay we’re ready to cook everything! keep your stock slowly simmering in the pot. you can scoop out the veggies and smash through a strainer and keep the juice if you want. now fill a large pot 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil. this is the order you need to cook everything. veggies, noodles then wontons. have your chinese broccoli cleaned, trimmed and chopped. throw in the boiling water for about 1 -2 minutes. you just want to make sure the leaves are wilted and the stalks are cooked but still a little crunchy. scoop the veggies out with a slotted spoon or spider scoop and set aside to drain. now throw in the noodles to the boiling water. cook until al dente and then remove with tongs. drain and portion into serving bowls. top the bowls of noodles off with the veggies.
• 7 your pot of water should be very foamy now, add in about 2 cups of water and bring to a boil again. slowly add in your wontons by putting a few on a slotted spoon and dunkink the spoon in the water. hold it in there for about 30 seconds and then drop them inches if you just throw them in, they will stick to the bottom of the pot! boil them until they float to the top – that’s when you know they’re ready! scoop em out and into the serving bowls with the noodles and veggies.
• 8 step 4: garnish & serve!
• 9 okay now your serving bowls should have noodles, veggies, and wontons. sprinkle in some sliced green onions and some ripped up cilantro leaves. drizzle a little tiny bit of sesame oil. now ladle in some of your vegetable stalk that’s been simmering away. done!