Wor Wonton Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 8 medium cooked shrimp (chopped)
• 12 medium cooked shrimp (or more)
• 1 cooked lamb chop (thinly sliced strips)
• 1 chicken breast (cooked or fried and cut into thinly sliced strips)
• 1/2 lb sliced mushrooms
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts
• 1 teaspoon chopped gingerroot
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• 1 teaspoon sherry wine
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons flat-leaf italian parsley (minced)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 7 cups chicken broth
• 1 (6 -8 ounce) package snow peas (optional)
• 1 bunch scallion (thinly sliced)
• salt and pepper
• egg roll wrap (makes larger wontons)

Recipe

• 1 heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
• 2 add ground lamb and brown until no longer pink.
• 3 add ginger root, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, sherry, beaten egg, 2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley, garlic powder, 4 thinly sliced scallions, salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 continue cooking 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5 add the cooked chopped shrimp.
• 6 remove from heat, mix thoroughly and allow to cool slightly.
• 7 that is your filling for the wontons.
• 8 place a small amount of water into a small bowl to use for sealing the wontons.
• 9 place a tablespoon or more of the filling into the center of each wrapper.
• 10 moisten edges with water, fold up corner of wrapper over the filling and press firmly to seal.
• 11 it will look like a triangle.
• 12 hold filled wonton by the tip with the longest side down.
• 13 gently wrap corners around filled part, moisten with water and gently pinch to seal.
• 14 the finished wonton resembles a nurse’s hat.
• 15 set wontons aside on an oiled plate& continue with remaining wontons.
• 16 the reason for oiling the plate is to prevent wontons from sticking.
• 17 place the chicken broth& 2 tablespoons of sesame oil into a large pot and bring to a light boil.
• 18 add sliced mushrooms, sliced water chestnuts and snow peas.
• 19 add wontons individually and cook until they float, about 1 or 2 minutes.
• 20 ladle soup into individual large soup bowls with as many wontons per person as desired.
• 21 top with strips of lamb, strips of chicken, as many whole cooked shrimp as desired, and several slices of hard-boiled egg.
• 22 garnish with sliced and cut up pieces of scallions and italian flat-leaf parsley on top and serve.