Won Ton Noodle Soup Recipe
 Won Ton Min - Cantonese Style

Ingredients:

Main:
680 g/ 1 1/2 lb
2.2 L/ 80 fl oz
455 g/ 1 lb
225 / 8 oz
1 tsp
1/2 tsp

Won Ton:
115 g/ 4 oz
225 g/ 8 oz
4
4
2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp
225 g/8 oz
1
 

Garnish:
225 g/ 8 oz
225 g/ 8 oz
4 stalks
4
2 tbsp

 

egg noodles (fresh or in dried form)
water
pork ribs
ikan bilis (dried anchovies)
salt
pepper

prawns
minced pork
dried mushrooms
water chestnuts
cooking oil
corn flour
salt
pepper
won ton skin
egg white
pot of water

chye sim (greens)
char siew (barbecued pork)
spring onions
pickled green chilies (available in bottles)
light soy sauce
pepper to taste

Method:

A. For main:

1. For fresh noodles, blanch in boiling water. Drain. for dried noodles, boil for 10 minutes. Drain. Put aside.

2. Boil water. Add pork ribs.

3. Wash dried anchovies. Bundle up in white muslin or voile and tie securely with white cotton thread. Boil together with pork ribs over medium fire for 1/2 hour. Add salt and pepper. When soup is ready, discard pork ribs and anchovies.

B. For Won Ton:

1. Shell, devein and mince prawns. Mix thoroughly with minced pork. The mixture may be minced again for a smoother texture.

2. Prepare dried mushroom and chop finely.

3. Peel water chestnuts and chop finely.

4. Mix evenly prawns, pork, mushroom, water chestnut. Add cooking oil, cornflour, salt and pepper for filling.

5. Take 1 won ton skin and put 1 tsp of filing in the centre. Fold into a triangle and use a little egg white to seal the sides. Twist to form a little bundle. Repeat until filling and won ton skins are used up.

6. Boil a pot of water and put in won tons, a few at a time for 5 minutes. Use wire sieve to scoop up and rinse in cold water. Put aside on a platter.

C. For garnish:

1. Cut greens into lengths of 5 cm (2 in) and blanch in salted water. Drain.

2. Slice thinly barbecued pork.

3. Chop finely spring onions.

4. Slice finely pickled green chilies and mix in light soy sauce.

D. For serving:

1. Place required amount of noodles and won tons in a bowl and garnish as desired. Scoop piping hot clear soup into bowl. Add pepper.