Wonton Soup
10/28/2013
{takeout at home part II}
What was supposed to be a “whatever” night turned into an amazing dinner. I will toot my horn on this one, guys. It turned out way better than I anticipated. I had some ground pork in the fridge that needed to be used ASAP and I also had randomly bought some wonton wrappers. I was thinking about making some type of dessert with the wrappers, but I wanted to keep on the Asian food train. I have researched wonton soups for a while and decided to finally take the plunge. I mentioned the idea to Bryan and he was instantly interested.
When I got home from work, we watched a few videos on how to fold the wonton. We both tried and failed deeming this adventure a bust. However, I fiddled around with one and decided I liked the way it turned out – authentic or not, it worked. The wonton did not take long at all to make. I thought this would be a cumbersome dinner, but it was actually quite easy and quick. It’s a great recipe to make with someone and even gets kids involved. Chase wasn’t here tonight, but I think he would enjoy making them.
Growing up I hated Chinese food so I am surprised by my intense interest in the Asian cuisine. My palate obviously has changed and I now really enjoy Chinese food. It is also very fun to make – I enjoyed making the fried rice like I mentioned in my earlier post. And making the wonton was fun too. They also can be very healthy, but full of flavor.
The soup was a perfect dish for tonight. It was freezing outside so the piping hot broth warmed me up. Bryan and I were able to make the soup together which is always fun 🙂 Don’t be scared and think this looks too complicated or is too time consuming. It isn’t! Try it out and you will be pleasantly surprised. In my opinion, I thought it was better than take out. I hope you try out my soup! Let me know how it goes!
