Easy Wonton Soup Recipe (With Frozen Wontons) - Beautiful Life and Home (2024)

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How do you use frozen wontons? ›

Bring your pot of water to a rapid boil. Add up to 16 frozen wontons and immediately stir to prevent the wontons from sticking. When the wontons begin to float to the top of the pot and the water has just started to boil again, add 1 cup of cold water.

Bring the water to a boil. Add Wontons: Carefully add the frozen wontons to the boiling water. Stir gently to prevent sticking. Boil Until Cooked: Boil the wontons for about 4-6 minutes or until they float to the surface and the wrappers become translucent.

Making the broth with a combination of chicken backs, pork trotters, dry-cured ham, dried shrimp, and glutamate-rich seaweed results in an extra-savory and rich soup. Brining the shrimp that fill the wontons in a solution of salt and baking soda preserves their juiciness and makes them crisp.

The Two Easiest Ways to Cook: Boiling and Steaming

Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add as many dumplings as can fit comfortably in a single layer in the pot and cook them until they float. Let them cook an additional two to three minutes.

Do I need to defrost wontons before cooking? Nope! Just grab your wontons from the freezer and put them directly in boiling water. No pre-planning required.

(To cook frozen wontons, do not defrost and just drop them into boiling water the same way. Let them cook for an extra few minutes once the wontons begin to float. The best thing to do is cut one open to check for doneness.)

MICROWAVE: Bibigo mini wontons are fully cooked and ready to enjoy after microwaving. For best results, place the 9-13 FROZEN mini wontons on a microwave-safe dish with a wet paper towel. Cover with another wet paper towel and heat on high for 2 minutes.

When cooking, I would add an extra 1-2 minutes if they are frozen. A non-stick pan is best for this recipe over medium to medium high heat. You want the oil to eventually crisp up the bottom of your dumplings, and a medium high heat should achieve this.

To keep wontons from falling apart, minimise stirring whilst wontons are cooking in the pot of boiling water. Make sure there is plenty of water in the pot when cooking to prevent wontons from sticking to each other and thus falling apart.

The primary difference between dumplings and wontons is that wontons are always filled with a meat or vegetable filling, whereas dumplings can be filled or the ingredients can be mixed with the dough and formed into balls.

How do you know when wontons are done boiling? ›

Bring a wok halfway full with water to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the wontons in batches until they float to the surface, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Garnish with the chives and serve immediately with the chili dipping sauce.

Homemade dumplings can fall apart for a number of different reasons, or any combination of them. Often they burst during cooking because they have too much filling for the amount of dough. Some doughs are too dry, so the dumplings won't stay sealed. Others can be too wet and sticky and end up tearing.

OVEN "FRIED" Preheat oven to 375°F. Place frozen potstickers in a bowl and lightly toss with oil. Place potstickers on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until potstickers are golden and centers are heated through.

Even if you work in quick intervals, microwaving will usually lead to tough and brittle wrappers. Instead, remove them from the freezer well in advance, letting the wonton wrappers thaw evenly in the fridge for about 12 hours.