Shortcut Wonton Soup Base

5 from 13 votes

This easy shortcut wonton soup base uses pantry ingredients to make a tasty, inexpensive soup for wontons when you don't have stock or broth.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Soups

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 94kcal

Author: Judy

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (for 1 serving):

2 teaspoons light soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon scallions (finely chopped)
2 pinches white pepper
2 1/2 cups boiling water
salt (to taste)

Optional add-in's (for 1 serving):

1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
1 teaspoon lard
1 pinch dried shrimp flakes
1/4 teaspoon mushroom powder
1/4 teaspoon dark soy sauce (optional)
chili oil (to taste)

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Instructions

While your wontons are boiling, prepare your serving bowl. Into the bowl, add the light soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, chopped scallions, and white pepper.
As desired, add the optional ingredients in to taste, like the cilantro, lard, dried shrimp flakes, mushroom powder, dark soy sauce, and chili oil.
When the wontons are done cooking, add them to the bowl, and then add the boiling water (if you’re feeling super lazy, you can even use the water the wontons were cooked in—unless it is very starchy). Stir, and season with salt to taste if desired. Serve!

Notes

Nutrition facts is for 1 serving of soup base only, including ALL optional add-ins. Does not include wontons.

Nutrition

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