How to make wonton soup with pork (Thai style)

This is how my Thai wife makes wonton (wanton/wantan) soup. I've provided step-by-step instructions and most steps have photos of what to do or what you need for the recipe.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wonton wraps
• Pork bone (about 1 lb)
• Ground pork (about 1/2 lb)
• Soy sauce
• Oyster sauce
• White pepper
• Garlic
• Sugar
• Sprouts
• Chinese Broccoli or Bok Choy

1. 
   Boiling soup with Chinese broccoli and pork bone

   Making the soup base. Put about 1 liter of water in a big pot. Bring the water to a boil, add about 1 lb of pork bone, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, add 1/2 tablespoon of salt. Boil for 1-2 hours until cooked. When the soup is almost done, add the Chinese broccoli.

2. 
   Preparing ground pork wonton filling

   Preparing the filling for the wontons. Put 1/2 lb of ground pork into bowl, add 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce, add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, add 1 tblspoon of sugar, add 1 tblspoon of ground garlic, add 1 teaspoon of white pepper. Use a spoon to stir and mix together very well.

3. 
   Filling and folding wontons

   Making the wontons. Add about 1/2 tablespoon of the filling from step 2 to the center of the wanton and fold as shown in the photo. Tip: Fold in half so it is like a triangle, fold one of the side corners to the top of the triangle in the front, then fold the other side corner to the top of triangle in the back. (Photos may explain more)

4. 
   Cooking wontons

   Cooking the wontons. In a different pot than used in step 1, boil some water. Place a few wontons at a time in the boiling water but do not crowd the pot. It should take about 1 minute to cook a wonton. Hint: A wonton usually floats when it is done cooking.

5. 
   Wontons in bowl with fried garlic

   Chop 2 cloves of garlic into small pieces and fry them in a pan at a very low flame/temperature with vegetable oil until they are golden brown. Put the cooked wontons in a bowl and put 1/2 tblspoon of the fried garlic on the wontons. This will help them not stick together and add a delicious flavor.

6. 
   Wonton soup ready to eat!

   In a ladle or wire strainer, place some sprouts and dip them in boiling water (can be water from step 4) for about 5 seconds. Now place some sprouts on top of the wontons that are in the bowl with the fried garlic. Using a ladle get some of the soup and Chinese broccoli from step 1. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to cook all meat thoroughly!