Wonton Egg Drop Soup

Wonton soup meets egg drop soup in this at-home, takeout-inspired dish that's guaranteed to satisfy.

Prep: 15

Cook: 20

Total: 35

Yield:4 servings

Add ground pork, green onions, grated ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil to large bowl. Using large spoon or hands, mix ingredients together until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. Set pork mixture aside.
Cover flat work surface with parchment paper, or use baking sheet or cutting board. Lay out wonton wrappers, covering work surface without overlapping wrappers. Work in batches as needed.
Use small cookie scoop (or teaspoon) to scoop pork mixture into 1-teaspoon portions. Place 1 teaspoon pork mixture in center of each wonton wrapper.

Working on one wonton, use brush or fingers to lightly wet inner edge of wonton wrapper with water.
Fold top corner of wrapper over pork filling and down to meet bottom corner of wrapper, creating large triangle. Lightly press edges of wrapper to seal.
Again using brush or fingers, very lightly wet edges of folded wrapper with water.
Carefully fold left point of triangle in toward center and lightly press to seal. Carefully fold right point of triangle in toward center and lightly press to seal. Leave top point of triangle unfolded, pointing away from center.
Transfer folded wonton to large plate and set aside. Repeat process with remaining wonton wrappers and pork filling, until all filling has been used.

Heat large pot over medium heat. When pot is warm, add broth, green onions, soy sauce, salt, ground ginger, and pepper. Stir to incorporate ingredients, then taste broth and adjust seasonings as needed.
Bring mixture to boil, then immediately reduce heat to medium-low and let mixture simmer.
While broth simmers, crack eggs directly into small bowl. Whisk vigorously until eggs are fully scrambled. Egg mixture should be pale in color and no longer streaky.
When eggs are ready, use wooden spoon to stir broth in large circular motion. Stir multiple times in one direction to make liquid swirl gently around pot.
While liquid swirls, very slowly pour thin stream of whisked eggs into pot. Eggs will form thin ribbons upon contact. Continue pouring until all of egg mixture is added.
Once eggs have been added to broth, use spatula or slotted spoon to carefully add wontons to soup. When all wontons have been added, let soup simmer 5 to 8 minutes, or until wontons float to surface of soup.
When wontons are cooked through, portion soup into serving bowls. Garnish with additional chopped green onions if desired and serve warm.

Wontons: This recipe is easy to adapt for all skill (or energy) levels. You're welcome to use fresh or frozen store-bought wontons, which eliminate the need to fill and seal the wrappers yourself. You can also make wonton wrappers from scratch if you have a recipe you love. We landed in the middle here, using a homemade filling with store-bought wrappers.