Weeknight Wonton Soup Recipe | Easy Chicken Wonton with Homemade Filling & Light Broth

Looking for a cozy and satisfying soup that’s simple to make at home? In this video, I’ll show you how to make a delicious chicken wonton soup recipe the quick and easy way, complete with juicy homemade wonton filling, a light savory broth, and pro tips for folding and freezing wontons. Perfect for quick dinners or meal prep!

Highlights include:
• How to fold wontons into triangles
• Wonton soup broth recipe using pantry staples
• The difference between Shanghai wonton and Hong Kong wonton wrappers
• Tips to keep wrappers moist and wontons tender
• How to freeze extra wontons for future meals

This recipe is great for:
• Weeknight meals
• Asian comfort food lovers
• Freezer-friendly dinner ideas
• Anyone wanting to learn how to fold wontons

— Ingredients( About 60 Wontons)—
Main:
1~2 packs wonton wrappers
0.8 lb/350g boneless chicken thighs
2 cups chicken broth

5~6/10g dried shiitake mushrooms
5~6/50g green onions
2~3/50g shallots
8~10g ginger
1 tbsp cilantro(for soup)

5 tbsp oil

1 egg
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp white pepper power
⅓ tsp salt (adjust as needed)
1 tsp sesame oil

Soup base:
1 tsp flavored oil
white pepper power
soy sauce
vinegar
salt
sesame oil
green onions
cilantro
dried shrimp
toasted seaweed
½ cup hot chicken broth

—Timestamps—
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Step 1: Prep the Chicken
00:21 - Step 2: Prep the Shiitake Mushrooms
00:40 - Step 3: Prep Aromatics: Ginger, Shallots, Green Onion & Cilantro
01:24 - Step 4: Make the Shallot and Green Onion Oil
01:51 - Step 5: Sauté the Shiitake Mushrooms
02:02 - Step 6: Mix the Chicken Filling
02:34 - Step 7: Introduce Wonton Wrappers
02:51 - Step 8: Wrap the Wontons
03:32 - Step 9: Make the Soup Base
03:57 - Step 10: Cook the Wontons
04:26 - Step 11: Serve
04:48 - Step 12: Freeze Extra Wontons

Tips:
1. Sauté the Mushrooms First
2. Mix the Filling in One Direction
3. Keep Wrappers Moist
4. Boil Gently, Not Rapidly
5. Serve Immediately

Fun Fact:
Chicken wontons and chicken dumplings are often confused because they share similar ingredients and wrapping techniques, but they’re actually quite different. Wontons are typically smaller, with thin wrappers, and are often served in a light broth or deep-fried. Dumplings, on the other hand, have thicker wrappers, are usually larger, and are commonly pan-fried, steamed, or boiled and served with dipping sauce. The confusion comes from the fact that “dumpling” is a broad term in English, sometimes used to describe both.

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