Wonton noodle soup is one of the most popular Asian comfort food. Homemade wontons and and egg noodles in a flavoursome chicken soup. This wonton soup is very satisfying light meal you can make better then your local takeout.
Homemade wontons with homemade chicken soup, sounds like a lot of prep-work but I promise your effort is worth! Texture and fillings of homemade wontons can beat any of the store bought or takeout ones.
If you haven’t tried wonton wrapping before, you can see all the details my step by step cooking video linked down below. You will amazed by how simple and easy to make.
What I love about wonton is that you can make them in advanced and freeze it and use it in many different ways. You can add in any soup, you can steam it or fry it and serve with your favourite dipping sauce.
To make the chicken soup, fill large pot with 5 cups of water. Add chicken, garlic, ginger slices and spring onion. Let it boil with high heat for 1 to 2 mins until it start bubbling. If there is any foam come up to surface, skim it with a strainer. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 45 mins.
Strain all the ingredients out from the soup. And add the light soy sauce, salt, sugar, sesame oil and black pepper in. You can add extra chicken or vegetable stock/cubes for more bold taste and flavour but that is totally optional.
Make a taste test and add some salt or sugar if needed. Keep the soup warm.
You can shred the chicken meat from the bones and put in back in the soup or you can add in noodles soup topping.
In a large mixing bowl, add chicken mince, chopped spring onions, finely grated ginger, garlic , seasoning sauce and spices. Mix well to combine all ingredients until the fillings become sticky paste. To wrap the wontons, place wonton wrapper in your palm, add 1 teaspoon of fillings in the middle of the wrapper. Wet the edges of the wonton paper with water. Fold the wonton into triangle shape, press the edges to seal it. Pull the corners of triangle and wet one side and overlap the corners and press hard to seal it.
In a hot boiling water, boil the wontons for 4-5 mins. Blanch the noodles and pak choy for 1-2 mins to soften it.
Place the noodles in the bottom of the bowl, topped with wontons and pak choy. Pour the soup in. Sprinkle chopped spring onions on top. Delicious Wonton Noodle Soup is ready! Enjoy!
If you want to try more wonton recipes, you can check out my Crispy Fried Wonton and Wonton in Chilli oil for more inspirations.
Wonton Noodle Soup
Ingredients
Chicken Soup Ingredients
- 200 g Chicken with bones
- 2 cloves Garlic smashed
- 2 slices Ginger
- 4-5 cup Water about 1 litre
- 1½ tbsp Light soy sauce
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- ½ tsp Sesame oil
- ½ – 1 Chicken/vegetable stock cube Optional
Wonton Ingredients
- 200 g Chicken Mince
- ½ cup Chopped spring onions
- 20-25 Wonton wrapper/skin
- 1 tsp Garlic finely grated
- ½ tsp Ginger finely grated
- 1 tsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 1 tsp Sugar
- ¼ tsp White pepper
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Corn/potato flour
To Serve
- 4 servings Egg noodles fresh or bolied
- Pak choy/ Bok Choy or any green
- Spring Onion for garnish
Chilli Dipping Sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice/white vinegar
- 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chilli oil
- 1 tsp Sugar
Instructions
Chicken Soup
- To make the chicken soup, fill large pot with 5 cups of water. Add chicken, garlic, ginger slices and spring onion. Let it boil with high heat for 1 to 2 mins until it start bubbling. If there is any foam come up to surface, skim it with a strainer.
- Reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 45 mins.
- Strain all the ingredients out from the soup. And add the light soy sauce, salt, sugar, sesame oil and black pepper in. You can add extra chicken or vegetable stock/cubes for more bold taste and flavour but that is totally optional.
- Make a taste test and add some salt or sugar if needed. Keep the soup warm.
- You can shred the chicken meat from the bones and put in back in the soup or you can add in noodles soup topping.
Wonton
- In a large mixing bowl, add chicken mince, chopped spring onions, finely grated ginger, garlic , seasoning sauce and spices.
- Mix well to combine all ingredients until the fillings become sticky paste.
- To wrap the wontons, place wonton wrapper in your palm, add 1 teaspoon of fillings in the middle of the wrapper. Wet the edges of the wonton paper with water. Fold the wonton into triangle shape, press the edges to seal it. Pull the corners of triangle and wet one side and overlap the corners and press hard to seal it.
To Serve
- In a hot boiling water, boil the wontons for 4-5 mins. Blanch the noodles and pak choy for 1-2 mins to soften it. Place the noodles in the bottom of the bowl, topped with wontons and pak choy. Pour the soup in. Sprinkle chopped spring onions on top.
- Delicious Wonton Noodle Soup is ready! Enjoy!
Chilli Dipping Sauce
- To make the chilli dipping sauce, mix all the chilli sauce ingredients in a small bowl. You can dip the wontons in chilli sauce or you can add in the soup for a kick of spice.
