Wonton Soup

Name: Wonton Soup
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 small clove garlic; 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro; 4 ounces ground pork; 12 3-inch-square wonton wrappers; 8 ounces mushrooms; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 cup shredded Chinese or Napa cabbage; 3 (14-ounce) cans chicken broth; Salt and pepper; 2 green onions

December 9, 2011

This is the way the rest of my family makes of wonton soup. When I make this for myself, I use vegetable broth and sauté a cup of cabbage to use instead of the pork. I also like to whisk in a beaten egg before the wontons go in for my own version of egg drop–wonton soup.

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