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Shanghai Wonton Soup

Name: Shanghai Wonton Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 wontons; ~2 tbsp dried shrimp; ~1 sheet purple seaweed; 2 cups chicken stock or bone broth; to taste salt; to taste white pepper powder; ~2 tbsp green onions; ~2 tbsp cilantro; ~½ tsp sesame oil

⏱ 30 min🍽 Serves 2

A Shanghai-style wonton soup featuring dried shrimp and seaweed for a distinctive umami depth. Traditionally made with bone broth, this version uses chicken stock as a convenient substitute.

Adapted from a video by ChineseHealthyCook

Easy Wonton Soup, Shanghai Style |上海馄饨汤

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Ingredients

wontonsfrozen or homemade8
dried shrimprinsed and drained~2 tbspest.
purple seaweedsoaked in water for a few minutes until softened~1 sheetest.
chicken stock or bone broth2 cups
saltto taste
white pepper powderto taste
green onionschopped~2 tbspest.
cilantrooptional~2 tbspest.
sesame oildrizzled on top~½ tspest.

Steps

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1
Prepare all ingredients: remove frozen wontons from the freezer, quickly rinse the dried shrimp, and soak the seaweed in water for a few minutes until it expands.
2
Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil, add the wontons, and gently stir. Cook the frozen wontons for about 7 to 8 minutes until done.
3
Scoop the cooked wontons into bowls with a slotted spoon, dividing them evenly (4 wontons per serving).
4
Pour 2 cups of chicken stock into a pot and bring to a boil. Add the drained dried shrimp and seaweed, and let them boil for about 10 seconds.
5
Pour the hot soup over the wontons, season with salt and white pepper powder to taste, garnish with green onions and cilantro if desired, and drizzle with sesame oil.

Shanghai Wonton Soup

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