Shrimp Wonton Soup
3/4 lb Raw shrimp, shelled, -deveined, rinsed and -drained 1/2 c Water chestnuts, plunged -into boiling water and Refreshed in cold water, -drained and chopped 2 ts Soy sauce 1 tb ...
Ingredients
- 3/4lbraw shrimp, shelled,
- 1tbsp rice wine or sake
- 11/2 ts sesame oil
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1/4tsp freshly ground pepper
- 11/2 tb minced fresh ginger
- 11/2 tb minced scallions
- 1egg white, lightly beaten
Directions
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3/4 lb Raw shrimp, shelled, -deveined, rinsed and -drained 1/2 c Water chestnuts, plunged -into boiling water and Refreshed in cold water, -
- 2
Chop the shrimp to a paste in a food processor fited with a steel blade or by hand
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Place the water chestnuts in a towel and squeeze out as much moisture as possible
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Place the shrimp paste, water chestnuts, soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, salt, pepper, ginger, scallions and egg white in a mixing bowl
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Using your hand or a spoon, stir vigorously in one direction to combine the ingredients evenly
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Add the cornstarch and stir to blend
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The mixture should be stiff
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Use a fork, teaspoon or two chopsticks to place a scant teaspoonful of the filling in the center of each wonton skin