Ingredients
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8 cups chicken stock (or canned broth)
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3 scallions, left whole
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2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into thin coins
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kosher salt, to taste
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2 1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
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1 tablespoon minced scallion
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1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced
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1/4 lb ground pork
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1 tablespoon dry sherry
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1 teaspoon sesame oil
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1 pinch sugar
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2 tablespoons chicken stock (or canned broth)
Instructions
- Soup Base:.
- Place ingredients for soup base into a large soup pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes to combine flavors.
- Remove broth from heat and set aside.
- Wontons:.
- Place 2 tbsp chicken stock and cornstarch into a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Add minced scallions, minced ginger, pork, soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, and sugar, and stir well.
- Fill a cup with water and set it nearby.
- Place a wrapper in front of you so that it looks like a diamond.
- Dip your finger in the water and moisten all 4 edges of the wrapper.
- Place about 1 tsp of the meat mixture in the center of the wrapper and fold in half over the filling to make a triangle.
- Press firmly along the sides to seal it and remove any excess trapped air.
- Moisten the left and right corners of the triangle and pinch them together.
- Place stuffed wonton on a wax paper lined baking sheet and cover lightly with a kitchen towel.
- Repeat until all wontons are made.
- Soup:.
- Bring reserved broth to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium low.
- Add wontons to simmering broth.
- Stir occasionally until wonton filling is firm and cooked through - about 5 minutes.
- Stir in spinach leaves and cook for 30 seconds until they wilt.
- Serve hot.