Chinese Wonton Soup

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Preparation:

for 4 people, 1 hour

Ingidients:

1l of clear chicken broth
24 dumplings (wonton)
1 spring onion

Dough:

1 egg
225g flour
6 tbsp water

Stuffing:

250g peeled shrimps (fresh or frozen)
1 egg
1 tblsp cornstarch
1 teaspoon of vodka
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tbsp oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
salt, pepper

Method:

Beat egg in a bowl. Add water and mix well. Pour the sieved flour and knead it until you obtain a smooth dough. After cover the dough with a napkin and set aside for 30 minutes. 

When the dough is ready roll it out on a floured surface to a thickness of 1,5 mm. Cut into squares (2,5 cm).

Combine egg with vodka, salt, pepper, oil, sesame oil, sugar and cornstarch. Chop shrimps and combine them with the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. 

On each square of dough put 1 teaspoon of the filling. Form dumplings, pinch two opposite sides of the square together, repeat with two other sides. 

Bring broth to a boil. Wash, peel and chop spring onions. 

Cook dumplings for 2 minutes in a boiling broth. Immediately after cooking, place dumplings in cups, pour broth and sprinkle with spring onions. Serve hot.