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Vegetarian wonton soup for you!

August 17, 2011 by Stacey 14 Comments

I was that freak wandering up and down the streets of Melbourne CBD recently looking at all the places that may or may not sell soup. Specifically wonton soup. The sad part was, it was about 7am and apparently places that sell wonton soup in the CBD have this thing were they don’t open at that hour of the morning. I know! I couldn’t believe it either. I wanted that soup so bad.

The community in which I live is more “let’s surf for three days straight then get a beer and some chips”, as opposed to “where would you like to eat tonight dear? Malaysian? Korean? Italian? How about some Ethiopian?”, which I have to say is much more my style.

It’s usually left to me to make whatever it is I’m craving, because it just doesn’t exist where I am. And now that Veggie Baby is on board for the ride, it’s not as easy to pop to Brisbane or somewhere similar for the day to get my fix. It’s much more of a production and she wouldn’t like the soup anyway, so it’s back to the kitchen I go.

With my head full of wonton soup needs and my chest full of cold and/or flu, shit was about to get serious if I didn’t make this soup a reality. I needed that soup like a flower needs the rain, like a poet needs the pain, like I need a new simile.

Not having any meat in the soup makes it a bit tricky flavour-wise, but with a good stock and plenty of onion, garlic and ginger, anything is possible. This soup filled my requirements, and when I posted a picture to Instagram, I even had people from the US demanding to be flown in to eat it. Trouble was, I wasn’t going to share my soup with a single soul. NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Except if you make it yourself…

Vegetarian Wonton Soup

Ingredients:

For the soup:
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2 red or green chillies, roughly chopped
a thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled
2-3 coriander stalks
6 cups water or stock or a mixture of stock and water (be careful with the soy if you use stock)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketjap manis
Salt and pepper
carrot, spring onion and bok choy sliced thinly, fresh corn kernels
extra coriander for garnish

For the wontons:
1 packet wonton wrappers
1 clove garlic
6-8 field mushrooms, minced
1 small carrot, cut into very small cubes
a splash of soy
a few tablespoons of ketjap manis, enough to moisten the mix
1 teaspoon cornflour

Directions:

1. Process onion, garlic, ginger, chillies and coriander root in a food processor until mush. You could alternatively use a mortar and pestle to crush.

2. Fry this off in a little oil for a minute or so. Add your liquids and sauces.

3. Bring to a boil and then simmer while you make the wontons.

4. For wontons, fry the mushrooms, carrot and garlic in a little oil until soft. Add sauces and sprinkle cornflour over, stirring to combine and slightly thicken.

5. Lay out your wontons and spoon a teaspoonful of mushroom mixture into the centre. With your finger, run a little water around the edge and then fold in half, sealing the edges tightly. You can scrunch them up or fold the corners together to make neat little wontons.

6. Either cook your wontons in the soup gently with the extra vegetables (carrot, etc) 3-4 minutes until all are cooked. If you’re a purist (some people don’t want the flour on the outside of the wontons to mess their soup up), cook them in boiling water before adding to the soup.

7. Check for seasoning and adjust to your taste. Add coriander and any other garnish. Fresh chilli would be good.

8. Serve immediately. If there are going to be wontons left over, I would freeze them immediately and put them into the soup to reheat later. I wouldn’t cook them and leave them in the soup or it will go all mushy and awful and you will curse me until your dying day. I can’t have that!

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Comments

  1. Bianca Wordley says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:16 am

    Yummo!!!!! sounds delicious. I just grabbed some peking duck pancakes from our asian grocer and was thinking of doing a veggie version for a friend (instead of duck for her what would you use?) Mushroom? Tofu? Any ideas?

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  2. veggiemama says

    August 18, 2011 at 5:23 am

    Oohh great idea! I would totally use mushroom, it has a smoother texture and a deeper flavour like duck would. Clever girl!

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  3. Danika says

    August 18, 2011 at 11:14 am

    I just made this and it was delicious! I have been reading your blog for a while now, since a friend posted about it (Joel Birch). I have made a few of your recipes and now they are regular hits at our house.

    I have a great taco/burrito/enchilada filling bean recipe if you would like it.

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  4. veggiemama says

    August 18, 2011 at 11:37 am

    I'm so pleased you like it!  I would totally love your bean recipe – you can email it to mamavegetable at gmail dot com. I must have missed Joel's post – was it on his tumblr? I even saw him yesterday and he never mentioned it!

    Reply
  5. Danika says

    August 19, 2011 at 9:53 am

    It was ages ago that he posted it, on his Tumblr. I will email you the recipe now. Love this blog, I have been recommending it to friends or all dietary choices

    Reply
  6. veggiemama says

    August 19, 2011 at 10:05 am

    Your'e so kind, thank you!

    Reply
  7. Danika says

    August 19, 2011 at 10:06 am

    I just sent it

    Reply
  8. Kelly says

    September 15, 2012 at 3:05 am

    Used water chestnuts in place of carrot in the wontons. I AM IN HEAVEN.

    Reply
  9. Veggie Mama says

    September 16, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Ooh I wish I liked water chestnuts… their texture is so odd!

    Reply
  10. Kelly says

    September 19, 2012 at 4:48 am

    I think they're a love or hate thing for that reason!

    Reply
  11. B says

    October 14, 2012 at 6:35 am

    YUM! I am making wonton soup tonight and you have answered the question that I did not know I needed to ask…. I am going to shallow fry some of them! Thanks chickstar!

    Reply
  12. Veggie Mama says

    October 14, 2012 at 6:55 am

    Oh they're so delicious when you do!

    Reply

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