Sous Vide Wonton Soup
 
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 5 oz ground pork
  • 15 wonton wrappers
  • 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 3 scallions, sliced and divided
  • 2 tsp ginger, freshly grated and divided
  • 2 tsp garlic, minced and divided
  • ½ celery stalk, minced and divided
  • 2 tbsp dry shitake mushrooms, broken into small pieces
  • 1 tsp soy sauce, divided
  • 1 tsp sesame oil, divided
  • 1 baby bok choy head, sliced and roughly chopped with greens separated from whites
  • ⅓ cup lukewarm water
Instructions
  1. Setup the Uno and rice cooker.
  2. Add the chicken broth to the rice cooker.
  3. Start the Uno at 165 degrees and cover.
  4. Cut the bottom from the bok choy and slice each leaf lengthwise several times, creating thin strips.
  5. Cut the greens off and rough chop and set aside.
  6. Rough chop the whites and set aside.
  7. Slice the scallions, reserving some of the greens for a garnish.
  8. Divide the remainder of the scallions and finely mince ½ and set aside.
  9. Grate the ginger and divide.
  10. Set ½ of the ginger aside with the minced green onions.
  11. Slice the celery stalk lengthwise several times, then cut across into a fine dice.
  12. Separate and add ½ of the celery to the minced green onions and ginger.
  13. Mince the garlic and divide.
  14. Set aside ½ the garlic with the minced green onion mixture.
  15. This finely minced mixture will be used for the pork filling.
  16. Add the remaining garlic, ginger, celery, shitake mushrooms, soy sauce, and sesame oil to the chicken broth.
  17. Stir to combine well and allow to gently heat and meld flavors, approximately 20 minutes.
  18. In a medium bowl, add the pork, the finely minced mixture, the remaining soy sauce, and sesame oil.
  19. Mix well to combine.
  20. On a clean work surface, add lukewarm water to a small bowl.
  21. Layout a single wrapper and place a teaspoon of pork filling in the center.
  22. Using a finger, lightly wet the edge of the wrapper with the lukewarm water.
  23. Pull opposing corners together and gently press the wet edges to seal.
  24. Slightly twist the sealed corners and lift each remaining corner and press to seal to the first corners.
  25. Gently press each length of edge to seal and set aside.
  26. When ready to cook the wontons, increase the temperature of the broth to 195 degrees.
  27. When the temperature is reached, gently add the wontons to the broth using a slotted spoon.
  28. Add the roughly chopped bok choy whites at this time.
  29. Avoid stirring the broth so the wontons do not break.
  30. Cook the wontons approximately 5 minutes or until the wrappers are translucent.
  31. Add the roughly chopped bok choy greens and sliced green onion tops just before serving.
Notes
When I make this recipe again, I think the initial temperature may need to be 175 degrees instead of 165 degrees. I think it will still gently extract the flavors into the broth and will give an easier 'jump' to 195 degrees where we want to cook the wontons. Oh and of course, I will set the timer!
Recipe by Cooking 4 One at https://www.cooking-4-one.com/2017/01/23/sous-vide-wonton-soup/