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Quick and Easy Wonton Soup

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

24 frozen potstickers, wontons, or other dumplings
1/4 lb. lean char siu, thinly sliced
4 cups homemade chicken stock, or canned chicken broth
2 quarter-size slices ginger, julienned
1 cup snow peas\raw, cut in half diagonally
1/4 cup canned sliced bamboo shoots
1/4 package firm tofu, drained and thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1/8 tsp. white pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions:

1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook dumplings according to package directions. Drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again. Place dumplings in 4 to 6 soup bowls. Divide char siu among the bowls.

2. Place broth and ginger in a large pot; bring to a boil. Add snow peas, bell peppers, bamboo shoots, tofu, sesame oil, and pepper; cook until vegetables are tender crisp, about 2 minutes.

3. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with green onions.

Adapted from Martin Yan’s Quick and Easy (Chronicle Books)
Copyright Yan Can Cook Group 2005