Weight Watchers Chinese Wonton Soup
Weight Watchers Chinese Wonton Soup Recipe. This delicious Asian soup is easier to make than you would think. There's no need to get takeout when you can make it at home.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ pound boneless pork tenderloin chopped coarse
- 2 ounces shrimp peeled and chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon green onion chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root chopped
- 24 (3½ inch square) wonton wrappers
- 3 cups chicken stock
- ⅛ cup green onions chopped fine
Instructions
For the Wontons:
- In a large mixing bowl, add pork, shrimp, Chinese red wine, light soy sauce, green onion, brown sugar, and fresh ginger root. Stir to mix well.
- Let mixture sit for 30 minutes.
- Layout the wonton wrappers and place 1 teaspoon of mixture slightly off-center of the middle of each wrapper.
- Wet your pointer finger with water, and run it around the edges each wonton wrapper to moisten.
- Take one edge of the wonton wrapper, and fold it over the filling, making a triangle.
- Press the edges of the wontons to seal the wrapper edges together.
- Pick up the two outside corners and place then on top of the wonton, wet your finger again, moisten the corners you picked up, overlap them then press them firmly to keep them in place on top of the wonton. Repeat for the rest of the wrappers.
For the Soup:
- In a soup pot, add chicken stock. Place over medium/high heat, and bring to a rolling boil.
- Carefully drop the wontons in the boiling stock, and cook for 5 minutes.
To Serve:
- Garnish with green onion.
Notes
- Serving Size: 3 wontons and 8 ounces of liquid.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 15.3gProtein: 9.9gFat: 4.2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 589mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1gCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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