If you’ve never made wonton soup from scratch, I definitely recommend it! It’s actually fairly easy. And for something that tastes so wonderfully hearty and comforting, it’s incredibly light.
serves 2
3 C vegetable stock
4 cloves garlic (2 smashed, 2 chopped)
1/2 inch piece ginger, cut into a few medallions
1 T reduced sodium soy sauce
8 vegan wonton or egg roll wrappers
1/2 yellow or white onion
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 pint cremini mushrooms
1 carrot, finely shredded
1 celery stalk, finely shredded
1/8 t Chinese five spice powder
1 T hoisin sauce
1 t sesame oil
1 C snow peas, thinly sliced
chili oil & scallions for garnish
Pour vegetable stock into a large sauce pan with the smashed garlic cloves, ginger, and soy sauce; heat over medium heat while you prepare your wontons.
Take a couple tablespoons of the stock out, and use it to saute the onion in a large frying pan. Once the onions are softened, add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are browned. Then add carrot, celery, and five spice. Cook until vegetables are softened. Stir in hoisin sauce and sesame oil, and set aside to cool.
Then set up your wonton-making station. Place a damp cloth over the wrappers to keep them moist; set a small dish of cool water next to you (and a pastry brush is good, but you can use your fingers). To make your wontons, brush all four edges of the wonton wrapper with water. Then place a small spoonful of the sauteed veggies into the middle of the wrapper. Start with less than you think you need – if you overfill them, they’ll fall apart in your soup! Pull up the sides of the wrapper around the filling until well sealed, pushing all the air out of the filling.
Then just plop them and the snow peas in your stock. Both of these only take about 2 minutes to cook – you just want to soften the wonton wrapper. Remove the ginger and garlic. Serve with a little drizzle of chili oil and scallions on top.
A super-fast alternative: buy a bag of vegan wontons or potstickers and throw them in this broth with the snow peas.
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 299; Calories from Fat: 36; Total Fat: 4.0g; Saturated Fat: 0.6g; Cholesterol: 6mg; Sodium: 603mg; Total Carbohydrates: 54.8g; Dietary Fiber: 5.9g; Sugars: 9.4g; Protein: 10.9g
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