Ingredients

  • for the soup
  • 2 chicken breasts, cubed
  • 1 lb small to medium shrimp, deveined with tails off
  • 1 cup fresh spinach, torn into small pieces
  • 1 cup mushroom, sliced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped scallion
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 6 cups chicken stock (I use 8 cups)
  • for the wontons
  • 6 ounces ground pork
  • 8 medium shrimp, shelled and ground
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped scallion
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
  • 24 wonton wrappers

Method

  • Bring chicken stock to a rolling boil, then add all the ingredients.
  • Cook until chicken and shrimp are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  • FOR WONTONS.
  • In a bowl, mix the pork, ground shrimp, brown sugar, rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, scallions and chopped ginger.
  • Blend well and set aside for 25-30 minutes for flavors to blend.
  • Place 1 tsp of the filling in the center of each wonton wrapper.
  • Wet the edges of each wonton with a little water and press them together with your fingers to seal, then fold each wnton over.
  • To cook, add wontons to the boiling chicken stock and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  • Transfer to individual soup bowls and serve.