Tracing the history of sour soup wontons is like shuttling through a vivid picture. Originating in ancient times, this dish may have been a combination of simple pasta and hot and sour soup, but gradually evolved during the Tang and Song dynasties to become a delicacy that spread in the streets and alleys of the market. In the Song Dynasty, there is a record of "hot and sour noodle soup", which is sour and spicy and appetizing, which is similar to today's sour soup wontons. Imagine that year, a poet with fluttering clothes, walked into a small restaurant in the cold wind, a bowl of hot sour soup wontons, not only a good medicine to warm the spleen and stomach, but also a poem to comfort the soul, since then, this delicacy has carried the nostalgia of countless travelers and the elegance of literati.
Cooking Steps:
**Main Material**:
- Wonton wrapper 200 grams
- Ground pork 150 grams
- Egg whites 1 pc
- 50 g chopped leeks
- 10g minced ginger
**Sour soup base**:
- White vinegar 50 ml
- Chicken broth 800 ml
- 10g chopped green onion
- Kana 10 Katsu
- Salt to taste
- Ground white pepper a little
- Chili oil to taste
1. Mix the minced pork, egg whites, chopped leeks, minced ginger and salt in one direction until strong.
2. Take a wonton wrapper, put an appropriate amount of minced meat, fold it in half and pinch the edges, gently knead both ends, and complete it all in turn.
3. After the chicken broth is boiling, add white vinegar, salt and white pepper to taste, and keep it on low heat and keep it slightly boiling.
4. After boiling water in another pot, add the wontons, and when the wontons float, remove them and put them directly into the sour soup.
5. Put the wontons in a bowl with the sour soup, sprinkle with chopped green onions, coriander, and drips with chili oil to enhance the flavor.
Tips:
- Use frozen minced meat for easier firmness and better texture.
- The sour soup is boiled in advance for a richer flavor and a better flavor when refrigerated.
- When cooking wontons, add a little cooking oil to prevent sticking and increase the shine.
When a bowl of steaming sour soup wontons is served in front of you, the golden soup color is full of tempting sour and hot flavor, take a bite, the skin is thin and the filling is tender, and the sour, spicy, fresh and fragrant are intertwined and danced in the mouth, as if you can hear the cheerful sound of every drop of sour soup sliding into the throat. Closing your eyes and savoring, the warmth and satisfaction that emanates from the inside out is not only the enjoyment of the taste buds, but also the soothing of the soul.