Shanghai Wonton Soup

Ingredients

chicken bones

1 1/2 lb

pork bones

1 1/2 lb

water

9 cup

gingersliced

2 slice

salt

to taste

ground pork

1/2 lb

salt

1/4 tsp

Shaoxing wine

2 tsp

light soy sauce

2 tsp

white pepperground

1/4 tsp

water

1 1/2 tbsp

sugar

1/4 tsp

sesame oil

1 tsp

gingerfinely minced

1 slice

thin wonton wrappers

1/2 pack

sesame oil

a few drops per bowl

white pepperground

a pinch per bowl

scallionchopped

2 scallion

Method

1. 01Bring chicken bones, pork bones, water, and ginger to a boil in a soup pot, skimming foam from the surface.10 min
2. 02Reduce heat to lowest setting and simmer 3 to 4 hours until stock is clear and flavorful.3 hr 30 min
3. 03Season stock with salt to taste.
4. 04Combine ground pork, salt, Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, white pepper, water, sugar, sesame oil, and minced ginger in a large bowl.
5. 05Stir in one direction for 5 to 8 minutes until mixture becomes paste-like.
6. 06Place 1/2 tsp filling on each wonton wrapper, fold in half, and gently squeeze around the filling to seal.
7. 07Bring a separate pot of water to a boil.10 min
8. 08Add sesame oil and ground white pepper to each serving bowl.
9. 09Add wontons to boiling water and stir gently. Cook until wontons float to the surface.
10. 10Transfer wontons to bowls with a slotted spoon, ladle hot stock over them, and top with chopped scallion.