Wontons

Beginner

• Buy frozen wontons in the nearest store selling them.

Advanced

• Buy wonton wrappers in the nearest store selling them.
• Mix ground pork, finely cut or better shredded bok choy or cabbage, salt, grated garlic, ginger, soy sauce and chives in a bowl. Wonton wrappers are small so we'll need small pieces to be able to wrap them up nicely.
  
• Place a tablespoon (10g) of filling in the middle of a wrap.
  
• Wet the dough along the edges so it will stick. Close it up to a rectangle.
  
• Fold the corners back down to the middle. Stick them together with a touch of more water. Wonton wraps similar to spring rolls tend to dry out quickly. Cover them with a damp cloth until used.
  

Overkill

• Knead eggs, salt and plain flour by adding water to the dough one tablespoon at the time. Mind not to add too much water as it will make a soft dough that is hard to work with. Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes or meanwhile the fillings are prepared.
  
• Mix ground pork, finely cut or better shredded bok choy or cabbage, salt, grated garlic, ginger, soy sauce and chives in a bowl. Wonton wrappers are small so we'll need small pieces to be able to wrap them up nicely.
  
• Roll the dough out. Do it in batches if necessary. Cut it into 3" / 7.5cm squares. Rework the leftover until there is no more dough left. Keep the wraps under a damp cloth until used.
  
• Place a tablespoon (10g) of filling in the middle of a wrap.
  
• Wet the dough along the edges so it will stick. Close it up to a rectangle.
  
• Fold the corners back down to the middle. Stick them together with a touch of more water. Wonton wraps, similar to spring rolls tend to dry out quickly. Cover them with a damp cloth until used.
  

Soup

• Heat stock and add grated crushed garlic, sliced ginger, soy sauce, sesame seed oil, white part of green onion and optional cooking wine. This is also the time to add any additional vegetables if used.
  
• Bring it to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook the optional added vegetables to the desired texture if any. Take them out along with the ginger and garlic.
  
• Add in the Wontons. Optionally, use a separate pot with water as the starch from the wontons can turn the water a bit murky.
  
• Some dumplings like to stick to the bottom. Release them gently with a spatula.
  
• Once the wontons are ready, they will come up the surface crying for help.
  
• Take the wonton dumplings out and let them drip.
  
• Chop green onion for dressing the wonton soup up. Serve the soup with wonton dumplings and sprinkle some green onion slices on top.