Wonton Soup

I love going up to Flemington for BBQ pork and Wonton soup, so when I came across Luke Mangan's 'Sanfran Wonton soup' I got pretty excited. Although, I was a little dubious, how could the soup I have tried and failed to recreate so many times be so simple, surely the recipe must be more complex.
But no, the wontons are a delicious mix of 250g's of prawns and pork belly, 1 small can of water chestnuts and 6 - 8 roughly chopped shallots, whizzed in a food processor, until you have a 'chunky' mixture, not a smooth paste, texture is key.

Add the prawn & pork mixture to 1 tbsp of chopped coriander, 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger, 1 egg white, 1 tbsp each of Chinese wine, light soy sauce, 1 and a half tbsp of hoisin sauce and 1 tsp of Chinese chilli sauce, sesame oil, 4 good twists of a pepper grinder and a pinch of cooking salt ( about half a tsp)

To make the wontons lay out store bought wonton skins on a bench dusted with cornflour or on a sheet of baking paper, place a tsp of the mixture in the centre of each skin, brush all the edges with water and fold over the sides to form a triangle, then join the 2 corners across the middle to form the traditional wonton shape.

I like to freeze the wontons for a while before cooking them, I find that it helps to set the shape of the wontons and allows for a truer cooking time ( place wontons in boiling water, when they float cook for a further 2 minutes or so, then they're ready).

To make the soup simply bring to the boil 2 litres of good chicken stock (I used Campbell's chicken stock, in a tetra pack, it tasted really good), just before serving add thinly sliced BBQ pork, thinly sliced shallots (2-3 shallots) and enoki mushrooms.

To serve place the cooked wontons in serving bowls and top with the soup and BBQ pork.

Amazing taste, minimal effort, not exactly weight watchers healthy but it's not too bad, it all depends on the quality of pork that you use in the wontons, However if i may suggest don't be to lean with the pork, some pork fat enhances the flavours.

Try it out, as a started or add some rice/egg noodles for a main meal.