Wonton Soup Dinner

Remember the Chinese cooking cooking class?  Well, The Kitchen had a show called easy weeknight dinners.  Jeff Mauro made this Wonton Dinner Soup.  Did you know you can buy remade frozen wontons?  Neither did I.  You can and this soup was delicious.  Unfortunately, it is not enough servings for 2 when Jim is eating.  Next time I will double the recipe.  this meal was ready in a flash and better tasting than the soup we made in the class.  We could not find a 12 oz. package, so I have a large bag of wontons in the freezer.  

Ingredients:

2 T vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic, finely grated with a rasp

1 T fresh ginger, grated with a rasp

3 scallions, thinly sliced, greens and whites separated

4 oz. shiitake mushrooms, sliced

5 C chicken bone broth or low-sodium chicken broth

4 heads baby bok choy, quartered lengthwise

2 T soy sauce

1 (12 oz.) package frozen wontons (about 20)

Kosher salt

Directions:

1. In a medium pot or Dutch oven, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. 
2. Add the garlic, ginger, and white parts of the scallions and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.  
3. Add the shiitakes and cook until they begin to soften, another minute.
4. Add the broth and bring to boil.  
5. Add the bok choy and simmer, stirring, stirring occasionally, until the bok choy is tender, 4-5 minutes.  
6. Add the soy sauce and stir.
7. Add the wontons and cook until they are cooked through, 2-3 minutes.  
8. Taste and season if necessary.  
9. Ladle into bowls, then top with the scallions greens.  Serve immediately.