Chicken Dumpling
Soup with Greens
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked
boneless chicken (leftover roast chicken or turkey works well)
- 1 thumb-size piece
galangal (or ginger), grated
- 2 spring onions,
sliced
- 1 stalk lemongrass,
(bulb and tough outer leaves removed), sliced and minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 2 tsp. oyster sauce
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice
- 1/2 small cucumber,
sliced into matchstick-like pieces
- handful of cherry
tomatoes
- 1 green bell pepper,
sliced
- 3-5 fresh shiitake
mushrooms, sliced thinly
- 1 pkg. square wonton
wrappers
- 5-10 fresh basil
leaves
- handful of coriander
leaves
- 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice
- optional: 1 red
chilli, sliced (and deseeded, if less spice is desired)
Directions
For instructions on
how to buy, prepare, and cook with lemongrass. Place chicken broth in a
soup pot over medium-high heat. Add soy
sauce, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and mushrooms. Bring to a boil, then
reduce to a simmer (low heat) while you prepare the dumplings. To make the
filling, place chicken, galangal (or ginger), spring onions, fish sauce, and
oyster sauce in a food processor. Process well. On a clean, dry working
surface, spread out 6 wonton wrappers. Pour a little water into a bowl and
place it near the wrappers. Drop 1 tsp. of filling in the middle of each
wrapper. Using your fingers (or a baker's paintbrush), wet the outer edges of
the first wrapper (this will make it stick). For easy dumplings: Simply
fold one corner up (over the filling) to meet the opposite corner - this will
give you a triangular dumpling. For more traditional-looking dumplings: bring
all 4 corners up (over the filling) and press to stick together. Then pull up
the sides, twisting slightly to seal. Whichever way you wrap, make sure
the dumpling is sealed, otherwise the filling will leak into soup. Add the
dumplings to the chicken broth, plus the cucumber, tomatoes, green pepper, and
fresh chilli (if using). Boil for 5 minutes, or until dumplings are floating
around the top of the pot. Reduce the heat to low and add the lime juice. Taste
test the broth for saltiness, adding up to 2 Tbsp. fish sauce (instead of salt)
as needed. To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Add a sprinkling of fresh coriander
and fresh basil. Serve with more fresh cut red chilli (or chilli sauce) on the
side, if desired, and enjoy!